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These highlights do not include all the information needed to use FINASTERIDE TABLETS safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for FINASTERIDE TABLETS. FINASTERIDE tablets, for oral use Initial U.S. Approval: 1992
Medication labelWhy this: Advisory · dailymed-prescription
Finasteride tablets are indicated for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate to: - Improve symptoms- Reduce the risk of acute urinary retention - Reduce the risk of the need for surgery including transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and prostatectomy. Finasteride tablets administered in combination with the alpha-blocker doxazosin are indicated to reduce the risk of symptomatic progression of BPH (a confirmed ≥4 point increase in American Urological Association (AUA) symptom score). Finasteride tablets are not approved for the prevention of prostate cancer.
- generic_name
- finasteride
- product_names
- Finasteride
- ndc
- 65862-149, 65862-149-30, 65862-149-90, 65862-149-01, 65862-149-05
- group
- drugs
- license
- us-gov-pd
- attribution
- Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
- reviewed
- 2026-09-18
- language
- en