The baldness drug Propecia and the BPH drug Proscar may cause infertility and more sexual problems than previously thought, the FDA warns. The main ingredient of both drugs is finasteride. Finasteride ...

Two Merck drugs for treating male baldness and enlarged prostate will now carry extended labels to add more possible sexual side effects, US regulators said. The changes involve Propecia and Proscar, ...

The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men's risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Finasteride is used to treat male pattern baldness, and ...

Even in studies of Proscar, the high-strength 5mg version of finasteride, only a small percentage of men report these side effects. For example, in clinical studies of finasteride for BPH, just over ...

If you’ve been looking into Propecia or its generic finasteride, for hair loss, you probably have many questions. Good news! As you might expect from the headline, we’re here to answer a lot of them ...

a revision to the Propecia label to include libido disorders, ejaculation disorders, and orgasm disorders that continued after discontinuation of the drug, a revision to the Proscar label to include ...

Finasteride is an anti-androgen agent used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and male pattern baldness. Some of the brand names finasteride is sold under include Proscar, Fincar, Propecia, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added new warnings on Wednesday to finasteride, the drug used to treat male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate, citing sexual side effects that continue to ...

Men may benefit from a drug that can reduce their risk of getting prostate cancer, according to new guidelines. Men may benefit from taking Proscar (finasteride), a drug that can reduce their risk of ...

Finasteride (Proscar), which inhibits conversion of testosterone to the more potent androgen dihydrotestosterone, reduces symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Because androgens promote the ...