Finasteride Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Finasteride Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Uploaded: 2026-09-21T02:49:38.527Z
Duration: 4 min 15 s
Description: Finasteride is a prescription tablet that lowers a hormone called DHT (dihydrotestosterone) in the body. It is used by men to treat male pattern hair loss, and a higher-dose version is used to treat an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia).

Published 21/09/2026

Finasteride Tablet

Generic name	Finasteride
Drug class	5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (Type II 5α-reductase inhibitor)
Forms	Tablet (1 mg), Tablet (5 mg)

Finasteride is a prescription tablet that lowers a hormone called DHT (dihydrotestosterone) in the body. It is used by men to treat male pattern hair loss, and a higher-dose version is used to treat an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia).

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.