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A synthetic androgen inhibitor used primarily in men for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia.

[fin- (alteration of (al)ph(a-reductase) in(hibitor)) + (az)aster(oid), steroid containing azine (alteration of azo- + steroid) + (am)ide.]

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Propecia Proscar			The oral drug Finasteride (brand name Propecia)works by blocking the action of DHT and hence preventing shrinkage of the hair follicles. How can I stop my hair loss? HEALTH MATTERS YOUR MEDICAL QUERIES ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) The team also compared drinking patterns with treatment outcome among men enrolled on the placebo-controlled trial of finasteride, and found that the drug's ability to lower prostate cancer risk was blocked in men drinking less than 50g alcohol per day. Heavy, daily drinking ups high-grade prostate cancer risk by Asian News International The two medical groups presented the results of some 15 clinical trials showing a 25 percent reduction in prostate cancer risk among men who took finasteride regularly. US medical groups urge new prostate cancer treatment by AFP / AFP American Edition			financial futures financial gain financial institution financial loss financial management Financial Management Service financial obligation financial officer Financial Ombudsman financial organisation financial organization financial property accounting Financial Services Authority financial statement financial support Financial Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index Financial Times Stock Exchange Eurotrack 100 Index financial year Financialist financially financier financing financing gap Finary finasteride Finative finback finback whale Finbat kite finca FinCEN finch Finch falcon Finchbacked Finched Finchley find find fault find oneself find out find the lady Findable finder finder's fee Findfault Findfaulting finding finding of fact finding of law findings			Financing-Arrangement-Funded Transfers to Shareholders Finans/Offentlig Kontor Administration Finansowy Instrument Orientacji Rybo Finansy Publishing House Finansy SSSR Finanz und Wirtschaft Finanzamt Finanzbuchhaltung Finanziamento Finanziamento a vista Finanziamento azionario Finanziamento commerciale Finanziamento creativo Finanziamento delle scorte di magazzino Finanziamento disavanzo Finanziamento immobiliare a breve Finanziamento interno Finanziamento permanente Finanziamento provvisorio Finanzmarkt-Datenservice Finanzmarktförderungsgesetz FINAO Finary Finast finasteride Finate state automata Finate state automata Finative finback finback finback whale finback whale finback whales finbacks Finbat kite FINC finca finca fincas FINCASA FINCC FinCEN FinCEN FinCEN finch finch finch Finch (bird) Finch (bird) Finch (bird) Finch falcon Finch singing contest Finch singing contest Finch song contest Finch song contest

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