Propecia (finasteride) is a medication that is used to treat male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The drug is available as a 1mg and 2mg tablet.
Propecia is used to treat male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia. It blocks the production of an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase, which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is responsible for causing hair follicles to shrink, leading to hair loss.
Finasteride works by decreasing DHT levels in the body, helping to slow down hair loss and promote new hair growth.
Finasteride is available in tablet form and is usually taken once daily for 3 to 5 days. It should be taken only when prescribed by a doctor.
Follow the instructions on your prescription label carefully, and talk to your healthcare provider to determine the most appropriate treatment for you. Taking Propecia with a full glass of water can help reduce the risk of side effects and promote hair regrowth.
Propecia is available as a 1mg and 2mg tablet.
Yes, some of the common side effects include:
Common side effects include:
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you experience any severe or persistent side effects.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, contact your healthcare provider before taking Propecia. It is not known whether Propecia is safe to use during pregnancy.
Remember that Propecia is only available with a doctor’s prescription. You should not take it if you are allergic to it.
Before you start taking Propecia, inform your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any other hair loss medications or supplements. You should also inform your doctor about any other drugs you are taking, including herbal products and supplements. Some common side effects include:
Talk to your healthcare provider about any side effects you experience while taking Propecia to ensure it is safe for you to take.
The most common side effects include:
If you experience any of these side effects while taking Propecia, stop taking the medication and seek medical attention immediately. You should also contact your doctor if you experience side effects that worsen or do not go away after a few months of taking Propecia.
If you are using finasteride for prostate enlargement or prostate cancer treatment, be sure to discuss any concerns or questions you may have with your doctor before starting treatment. If you experience any side effects that persist or worsen, stop taking the medication and seek medical attention immediately.
Last updated 18 January 2022
The UK patent forPropecia, a hair loss treatment for men, expired on the 11th Oct 2014. A few days later ‘generic Propecia’ or more accurately ‘generic finasteride’ became available from UK pharmacies. A generic medicine is a medicine which is the same as a branded original, but is prescribed and supplied by its medical name, rather than its brand name.
Propecia is a brand name. The active ingredient of Propecia tablets isfinasteride 1mg. Propecia tablets and finasteride 1mg tablets are medically the same.
Dr Fox supplies both from the drug companyMerck(MSD), which held the original patent, and lower cost, which other drug companies have made available since Merck’s UK patent expired.
When a medicine comes off patent price can fall dramatically. Men, who previously paid very high prices for Propecia, may be able to buy medically identical finasteride 1mg at lower prices.
When a medicine is under patent it can only be sold legally by the patent holder. This means the patent holder, which is normally the drug company which paid to develop the medicine in the first place, is free to market the medicine without competition from other pharmaceutical companies. The result is usually very high prices. When a patent expires other drug companies usually start to produce the same medicine, known as a generic copy, and start to compete on price. As a result the cost to patients tends to fall.
The cost to patients of a medicine depends on various factors; how much it costs to produce, how much demand there is, how many drug companies supply the same medicine, and how flexible the market is. Even when the wholesale supply price of a medicine falls, the price patients pay does not always fall by the same amount. Retail pharmacies may try not to pass on reduced supply costs to patients, and instead use falling wholesale prices to boost profits. If there is price competition between retailers, as there tends to be between online pharmacies and online clinics, price to patients usually fall in line with falls in wholesale supply costs, but not always.
Dr Fox is one of the lowest cost suppliers of most medicines for both branded and generic medicines.
At the moment (10 Dec 2014) only three pharmaceutical companies, apart from Merck, are supplying finasteride 1mg tablets. These companies areTrent,Actavis, andMylanAt the time of writing, all are offering their generic equivalent of Propecia at the same price; about 10% less than branded Propecia. Prices will hopefully tumble further in the days and weeks to come (as happened when last year).UPDATE JANUARY 2022Generic finasteride is now less than 30% of the price of Propecia from Dr Fox.
The original patent holder, Merck (MSD) may reduce the price of Propecia, or start to market its own generic finasteride 1mg alongside branded Propecia.
Not all men who previously took Propecia will switch to generic finasteride 1mg, even if the price of Propecia remains high and generic finasteride is a lot cheaper. If a patient is happy with a particular brand of tablet, they often will not switch to a lower cost equivalent, even if they are reliably advised that one tablet is medically the same as the other. Whether or not they switch depends on how much they wish to economise, and all the other factors which keep people buying certain products at high prices when they do not have to.
Finasteride 1mg tablets are taken daily to reduce hair loss in men, and can promote hair regrowth. See Dr Fox for details.
Cheap Propecia may be on its way which would be welcome news to the many men suffering distress as a result of male pattern hair loss.
Medical experts have of PropeciaBoth branded and generic finasteride 1mg tablets are now widely available, and all are medically the same. Both finasteride 1mg and generic tablets are used to treat hair loss, scalp conditions, and sometimes both. Generic finasteride 1mg tablets may be used in place of the branded Propecia tablets because branded medicines don’t work differently for each patient.
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No. While Boots is the mostubiquitoushigh-street pharmacy in the UK, it is often not the cheapest option for many medicines, and not for men requiring Propecia to treat.
Currently (March 2022)Boots sell finasteride tablets from 82p each– this is for generic finasteride 1mg, not branded Propecia from Merck. Boots sell Propecia from £1.19 per tablet.
To buy Propecia from Boots you will need to register with the Boots Hair Loss Online Clinic, and complete a medical questionnaire. After 2 days you can either pick-up your order from a Boots store or local Post Office, or have it delivered
Dr Fox also provides a mail order optionfor just 38p per tablet(plus small prescription fee and P& P). Dr Fox also provides.From online doctor and pharmacy.
| Supplier | 28 tablets | 56 tablets | 84 tablets | 168 tablets |
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| Dr FoxGeneric finasteride | £12.20 | £21.50 | £31.20 | £58.80 |
| Branded Propecia | £42.40 | £81.70 | £108.40 | £214.00 |
| Boots Pharmacy | £51.00 | £91.00 | £110.00 | £200.00 |
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Propecia 1mg tablets are prescription-only medicine for the treatment of male pattern hair loss and contains the active ingredientfinasterideIt is a daily tablet usually taken for many years, so cost savings can be significant. Propecia is sold in packs of 28 (4 weeks) or 84 (12 weeks).
Finasteride 1mg should not be confused with finasteride 5mg. Finasteride 5mg is used for the treatment of benign prostate cancer.
Propecia is a brand name for finasteride 1mg. Propecia lost its patent protection in allowing lower cost generics to be licenced for sale in the UK. Generic finasteride 1mg tablets and Propecia tablets are.
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Topical (minoxodil 5%) foam or lotion applied to the scalp twice daily is the only other effective hair loss treatment, and can be used at the same time as Propecia.
Men can also visit their GP or private doctor to obtain aprivate prescription for Propecia, and take that paper prescription into a Boots store. Doctors will charge for private prescriptions, usually £8-£20 but this can be much higher.
If you have a private paper prescription for 84 x Propecia 1mgtablets (12 weeks worth) prices are:
If you already have a private paper prescription you can post to our pharmacy ().
Prices withou say that by October 2022, and Dr Fox also added a price per tablet for Propecia. This is more than ten times theirorgetown company. Like Topapeedia, this is an over-the-counter treatment, and not guaranteed to you will be delivered right to your door.
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