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Finasteride
Medication labelFinasteride tablets 5 mg are indicated for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate…
Why this: Advisory · dailymed-prescription
Finasteride tablets 5 mg 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 5 mg administered in combination with the alpha-blocker doxazosin is indicated to reduce the risk of symptomatic progression of BPH (a confirmed ≥4 point increase in American Urological Association (AUA) symptom score). Finasteride is not approved for the prevention of prostate cancer.
- generic_name
- finasteride
- product_names
- finasteride
- ndc
- 16729-090, 16729-090-10, 16729-090-15, 16729-090-01, 16729-090-16, 16729-090-17
- group
- drugs
- license
- us-gov-pd
- attribution
- Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
- reviewed
- 2026-09-18
- language
- en