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 | Are there any drug interactions with Propecia?
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|  Propecia (a brand name for finasteride) is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of male-pattern baldness—a hereditary condition caused by an excess of hormones called androgens. Propecia works by decreasing the production of these hormones. Currently, there are no known significant drug interactions with Propecia. Sources:
Micromedex® Healthcare Series. Thomson Micromedex, 2006.
Hansten, P.D, J.R. Horn. Drug Interactions Analysis and Management. Applied Therapeutics, 1999.
McClellan, K.J. "Finasteride: A Review of Its Use in Male Pattern Hair Loss," Drugs. 57, 1999.
Price, V.H. " Drug Therapy: Treatment of Hair Loss," The New England Journal of Medicine. 341 (1999).
Sawaya M.E. " Androgenetic alopecia. New approved and unapproved treatments." Dermatologic Clinics. 18 (2000).
Drug Facts and Comparisons. Facts & Comparisons, 2006.
This answer prepared 1/25/2001.
This information updated 12/05/2006.
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