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Finasteride
Medication labelFinasteride tablets are indicated for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate to: -…
Why 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
- 68788-8749, 65862-149, 68788-8749-3, 68788-8749-6, 68788-8749-9, 68788-8749-1
- group
- drugs
- license
- us-gov-pd
- attribution
- Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
- reviewed
- 2026-09-18
- language
- en