Beschreibung
Description Finasteride
The active substance of the tablets is practically the same names in their name finasteride. It is common within the medicine drug substance produced mainly in a concentration of 5 mg per 1 tablet were produced under various trademarks: Prosteride, Proscar, Penester, Finasta, Finasteride Teva, and others.
Finasteride tablets mechanism of action around inhibitors of 5-alpha-reductase (This enzyme is responsible for the conversion of testosterone in its more active form dihydrotestosterone). As a result, the inhibitory effect of the drug, the concentration of DHT in the blood and tissues of the prostate, is inhibited by its stimulating effect on the development of prostate adenoma, and stops the development of some androgenic side effects (especially alopecia / hair loss), because of the possible use of steroids.
During treatment finasterida (finasteride), a decrease in hypertrophied prostate size, urine flow improves and reduces symptoms associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy. Reduction of clinical symptoms may require prolonged drug therapy (several months).
Indications for use finasteride:
• In benign prostatic hyperplasia, to reduce it; improve urine flow and reduce the symptoms associated with hyperplasia; need the risk of acute urinary retention from surgery or reduce catheterization.
• In androgenetic alopecia (hair loss / alopecia).
Against finasteride:
• Individual hypersensitivity to the components in the composition;
• age at birth in women;
• pregnancy, lactation;
• Age Action (aged 16-18 years).
