When used for hair loss, finasteride is prescribed at a lower daily dosage (1mg per day) than the stronger 5mg version used to treat BPH. Dutasteride, on the other hand, received its FDA approval ...

So researchers started administering varied levels of finasteride to male lab mice who were put on a high-fat, high-cholesterol "Western" diet for three months. "Mice that were given a high dose ...

Propecia is a prescription pill originally marketed at a higher dosage to treat enlarged prostates; it has been available for the treatment of hair loss since 1998. The drug lowers the production ...