Merck Sharp & Dohmehas announced that its Propecia® tablets (finasteride) have been discontinued by the manufacturer after the drug was found to contain an active ingredient not marketed by the original brand (finasteride) on the market.
This means that Propecia® tablets are available to purchase, while the generic, Proscar®, has been discontinued. The active ingredient in Propecia® tablets is finasteride, which is a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor. The generic version of Propecia® tablets is finasteride, which is not marketed by the original brand. Both brand-name and generic Propecia® tablets contain the same active ingredient (finasteride).
The information in this leaflet has been previously published in theJournal of the American Medical Association.
2. PROPECIA® tablets
PROPECIA® tablets (finasteride) have been found to contain a small amount of a generic medication (finasteride), as well as one branded medication (propecia®) (finasteride 5 mg) (the generic name is finasteride 5 mg).
has not released details about the full list of branded/generic Propecia® tablets, but it does say that the active ingredient in PROPECIA® tablets (finasteride) is not a patented medicine and that the branded/generic combination finasteride tablets do not contain the same active ingredient.
Merckhas not released details about the full list of PROPECIA® tablets, but it does say that the active ingredient in PROPECIA® tablets is not a patented medicine and that the branded/generic combination finasteride tablets do not contain the same active ingredient.
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PROPECIA® tablets (finasteride) are a prescription medication available to men and women who are experiencing:
1. Men and women who are experiencing male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) in the face or down the hairline
If you are a woman, you may experience some hair loss at some time in your life. The most common causes of male pattern hair loss are:
Alopecia areata
The most common types of male pattern hair loss are hair loss in the front or top of the head, and hair loss in the front or bottom of the head.
Pregnant women and women who are planning to become pregnant
It is not possible to determine if finasteride is absorbed from PROPECIA® tablets by a woman or if it is excreted in other body fluids.
PROPECIA® tablets (finasteride) are a prescription medication used to treat male pattern hair loss in men and women who are experiencing male pattern hair loss (also known as androgenic alopecia).
has not released details about the full list of branded/generic Propecia® tablets, but it does say that the active ingredient in PROPECIA® tablets is not a patented medicine and that the branded/generic combination finasteride tablets do not contain the same active ingredient.
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> Propecia Prices & Results09-24-2008 - 01:54PMLast updated 9/2/02
Hi,
I was prescribed Propecia (finasteride) to treat male pattern baldness. I had problems with my hair as a young man, but I have been losing hair for over a year now. I noticed my hair is starting to recede. I am considering stopping the medication and looking into buying a new hairpiece with a different brand. Will you know how to tell if this is the problem?
Thanks!
Noah L.
09-18-2007, 12:52PMYou're welcome,you've got the right answer for what you are looking for!
I'm taking a 1 mg dose of finasteride daily to help regrow my hair and maintain my hair. Is this the right dose?
I've also seen some results from other hair loss treatment options including minoxidil (Rogaine) and finasteride.
Sebastian K.
09-18-2007, 12:58PM
Thanks
Sebastian
09-18-2007, 12:59PM
I'll probably take it to keep my hair in shape and stimulate hair growth. I don't know if this medication is effective or not but I know that it will help some men lose their hair naturally.
Ibrahim M.
09-19-2007, 11:12A:00:00ZHi!I was prescribed Propecia (finasteride) in order to treat male pattern baldness.
Thanks for your help!
Yes!
Finasteride 1 mg daily is the recommended dose for the majority of men with male pattern baldness (1 mg dose is the dose for most men with hair loss).
Propecia is available as a generic. This means that it can be purchased without a prescription from your local pharmacy without a prescription, and without a prescription at a pharmacy, but you can still buy it from the local pharmacy. This means that you can buy Propecia from local pharmacies that are licensed in the UK, and from a pharmacy that is approved by regulatory bodies such as the MHRA ( Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) and NABP (National Pharmaceutical Authority).
You can buy Propecia at your local pharmacy, but it's really important to know that you can buy Propecia from a pharmacy without a prescription, and from a pharmacy that is approved by regulatory bodies such as the MHRA ( Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency).
If you do need a prescription, it's important to do so safely and to ensure that you are getting the correct dosage. The NHS online prescription service is also a good option, especially if you have been prescribed finasteride. You can find this on your local pharmacy list or a website like that. You should also be aware that there is no requirement for a doctor to write a prescription if you're over the age of 65. So, it's important to keep in touch with your GP or a local pharmacy.
Last updated 28 February 2022
No. While Boots is the mostubiquitoushigh-street pharmacy in the UK, it is often not the cheapest option for many medicines, and not for men requiring Propecia to treat.
Currently (March 2022)Boots sell finasteride tablets from 82p each– this is for generic finasteride 1mg, not branded Propecia from Merck. Boots sell Propecia from £1.19 per tablet.
To buy Propecia from Boots you will need to register with the Boots Hair Loss Online Clinic, and complete a medical questionnaire. After 2 days you can either pick-up your order from a Boots store or local Post Office, or have it delivered
Dr Fox also provides a mail order optionfor just 38p per tablet(plus small prescription fee and P& P). Dr Fox also provides.From online doctor and pharmacy.
| Supplier | 28 tablets | 56 tablets | 84 tablets | 168 tablets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr FoxGeneric finasteride | £12.20 | £21.50 | £31.20 | £58.80 |
| Branded Propecia | £42.40 | £81.70 | £108.40 | £214.00 |
| Boots Pharmacy | £51.00 | £91.00 | £110.00 | £200.00 |
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Propecia 1mg tablets are prescription-only medicine for the treatment of male pattern hair loss and contains the active ingredientfinasterideIt is a daily tablet usually taken for many years, so cost savings can be significant. Propecia is sold in packs of 28 (4 weeks) or 84 (12 weeks).
Finasteride 1mg should not be confused with finasteride 5mg. Finasteride 5mg is used for the treatment of benign prostate cancer.
Propecia is a brand name for finasteride 1mg. Propecia lost its patent protection in allowing lower cost generics to be licenced for sale in the UK. Generic finasteride 1mg tablets and Propecia tablets are.
For further details please read:
Topical (minoxodil 5%) foam or lotion applied to the scalp twice daily is the only other effective hair loss treatment, and can be used at the same time as Propecia.
Men can also visit their GP or private doctor to obtain aprivate prescription for Propecia, and take that paper prescription into a Boots store. Doctors will charge for private prescriptions, usually £8-£20 but this can be much higher.
If you have a private paper prescription for 84 x Propecia 1mgtablets (12 weeks worth) prices are:
If you already have a private paper prescription you can post to our pharmacy ().
Prices withou more:| £62.70 (£13.80) | £98.70 (£20. |
Last updated 18 January 2022
The UK patent forPropecia, a hair loss treatment for men, expired on the 11th Oct 2014. A few days later ‘generic Propecia’ or more accurately ‘generic finasteride’ became available from UK pharmacies. A generic medicine is a medicine which is the same as a branded original, but is prescribed and supplied by its medical name, rather than its brand name.
Propecia is a brand name. The active ingredient of Propecia tablets isfinasteride 1mg. Propecia tablets and finasteride 1mg tablets are medically the same.
Dr Fox supplies both from the drug companyMerck(MSD), which held the original patent, and lower cost, which other drug companies have made available since Merck’s UK patent expired.
When a medicine comes off patent price can fall dramatically. Men, who previously paid very high prices for Propecia, may be able to buy medically identical finasteride 1mg at lower prices.
When a medicine is under patent it can only be sold legally by the patent holder. This means the patent holder, which is normally the drug company which paid to develop the medicine in the first place, is free to market the medicine without competition from other pharmaceutical companies. The result is usually very high prices. When a patent expires other drug companies usually start to produce the same medicine, known as a generic copy, and start to compete on price. As a result the cost to patients tends to fall.
The cost to patients of a medicine depends on various factors; how much it costs to produce, how much demand there is, how many drug companies supply the same medicine, and how flexible the market is. Even when the wholesale supply price of a medicine falls, the price patients pay does not always fall by the same amount. Retail pharmacies may try not to pass on reduced supply costs to patients, and instead use falling wholesale prices to boost profits. If there is price competition between retailers, as there tends to be between online pharmacies and online clinics, price to patients usually fall in line with falls in wholesale supply costs, but not always.
Dr Fox is one of the lowest cost suppliers of most medicines for both branded and generic medicines.
At the moment (10 Dec 2014) only three pharmaceutical companies, apart from Merck, are supplying finasteride 1mg tablets. These companies areTrent,Actavis, andMylanAt the time of writing, all are offering their generic equivalent of Propecia at the same price; about 10% less than branded Propecia. Prices will hopefully tumble further in the days and weeks to come (as happened when last year).UPDATE JANUARY 2022Generic finasteride is now less than 30% of the price of Propecia from Dr Fox.
The original patent holder, Merck (MSD) may reduce the price of Propecia, or start to market its own generic finasteride 1mg alongside branded Propecia.
Not all men who previously took Propecia will switch to generic finasteride 1mg, even if the price of Propecia remains high and generic finasteride is a lot cheaper. If a patient is happy with a particular brand of tablet, they often will not switch to a lower cost equivalent, even if they are reliably advised that one tablet is medically the same as the other. Whether or not they switch depends on how much they wish to economise, and all the other factors which keep people buying certain products at high prices when they do not have to.
Finasteride 1mg tablets are taken daily to reduce hair loss in men, and can promote hair regrowth. See Dr Fox for details.
Cheap Propecia may be on its way which would be welcome news to the many men suffering distress as a result of male pattern hair loss.
SUSPENCRIES TO MALEto buy Propecia, a low cost generic finasteride from Dr FoxFor a financial risk to be considered prior to final approval
Retail pharmacies may be forced to seek advice from their healthcare providers.
As finasteride 1mg tablets are used to treat the hair loss in men who have a thinning hair. These tablets contain the active ingredient finasteride. Finasteride works by inhibiting the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is a hormone known as the androgen hormone. It is used to prevent male pattern baldness.
s finasteride 1mg tablets are also used to treat enlarged prostate glands (benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is a type of enlarged prostate).
By finasteride 1mg tablets are used to treat enlarged prostate glands (benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is a type of enlarged prostate).
Ce propecia 1mg tablets are also used to treat male pattern baldness, which is caused by an over-the-counter (OTC) prescription drug (propecia).
De propecia 1mg tablets are also used to treat hair loss in women. If you are experiencing hair loss, you may benefit from taking finasteride 1mg tablets as part of your treatment plan.
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