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Propecia, a Major Advancment for Male Pattern Baldness

In 1997, a giant breakthrough hit the market running from Merck, the pharmaceutical giant It was probably the biggest breakthough in the history of cosmetic medications. The drug was called Propecia or finasteride, and it literally changed the lives of millions of men suffering from alopecia. A lot of men, however, are unaware of the entire story. They are unaware of how Propecia was developed from a prior drug called Proscar. Furthermore, a lot of men are unaware of Proscar (finasteride 5 mg) as a subs***ute name brand medication for Propecia (finasteride 1 mg) and the fact that they can acquire quality branded finasteride or Proscar for about the same price many websites charge for cheap Propecia generics of unknown quality and origin.

How Proscar Became Propecia

In 1992, the FDA approved Proscar, Merck & Company’s promising new medication to treat benign enlarged prostate, a frustrating malady afflicting millions of middle-aged men. Benign prostate enlargement or BPH is a condition where the prostate becomes enlarged. The condition is caused mainly by a build up of a hormone in men called Dihydrotestosterone or DHT. DHT gradually ac***ulates in the bodies of men as they age . The drug Proscar or finasteride 5 mg was discovered to work as an inhibitor to the formation of DHT in the body. By successfully blocking the synthesis of DHT, Proscar or finasteride 5 mg allowed for the gradual shrinking of the prostate in patients. For millions of men suffering from BPH, Proscar was already a miracle in itself. However, soon Propecia, an even greater discovery was about to emerge .

As patients began regularly taking Proscar they observed an extremely beneficial side effect. Their prior hair loss was diminishing and many were even growing new hair on the scalp from taking Proscar . It was quickly confirmed that the action of Proscar or finasteride blocking the formation of DHT also diminished hair loss and grew new hair in men. Long story short, DHT is also responsible for male pattern hair loss as it ac***ulates in the scalp and atrophes hair follicles, Proscar halted this process.

Merck quickly started patient studies of Proscar (finasteride) to treat alopecia. In 1997, regulatory approval was gained for Propecia. Propecia became the first ever proven drug to halt hair loss and regrow hair in men. The only modification that was made from the original drug Proscar was that Propecia is a 1 mg dose of finasteride, whereas Proscar is a 5 mg dose. The tests revealed that Propecia, or 1 mg of finasteride was the proper dosage to treat hair loss as opposed to 5 mg used in Proscar.

Propecia Hits the Market

Propecia gained immediate fame and took the market by storm. Now many companies, small and large, quality and sub-standard produce and market generic Propecia. Many men have discovered two problems however when buying Propecia on the Internet. First, brand name Propecia is quite costly , often more than $75 for 30 tablets . Second, generic Propecia is sold by thousands of  sources around the Internet, but many consumers have figured out that many of these Propecia generics are of very poor quality and/or origin. Many are even counterfeit and contain no active medication at all.

Generic Propecia or Proscar?

Since Proscar is the exact same medication as Propecia only in a higher dose (finasteride 5 mg compared to finasteride 1 mg) , smart consumers have learned that rather than Propecia , they can buy proscar tablets and cut them into 4ths or 5ths. Splitting the Proscar gives them an approximate 1 mg piece to take each day . By cutting Proscar and taking a piece daily , they can economize as much as 65% over the cost of Propecia with Proscar. Of even greater benefit, given the problems outlined above with many sub-standard Propecia generics , Proscar is genuine, branded finasteride manufactured by the same laboratory as Propecia . Cost and quality conscience consumers have learned that they can buy Proscar, divide the tablets and end up paying about the same as they would for generic Propecia of unknown quality being offered on many sites . Of course, if one prefers to not be bothered with cutting the Proscar tablets, he may also buy Propecia, the original Merck brand from a reliable Internet pharmacy.