Finasteride, reviewed and prescribed online.

Finasteride 1 mg tablets for male pattern hair loss, after a licensed provider's review. A licensed pharmacy fills your order and ships it free.

Finasteride paid once: $75 for 3 months, $135 for 6 months or $240 for 12 months. With auto-refill each is 10% off: $67, $121 and $216 ($18 a month on the 12-month plan). There is no 1-month plan. Shipping is free, and the exact total is shown before you pay.

Yes. You complete an online health intake and a licensed provider decides whether finasteride is right for you. Choosing a plan does not guarantee a prescription.

Finasteride 1 mg is an FDA-approved drug. Drugs@FDA lists Propecia (finasteride, 1 mg tablet) with an original approval dated 12/19/1997, and the label says it is indicated for male pattern hair loss in men only. Your pharmacy label shows the exact product dispensed to you.

The label says finasteride is a specific inhibitor of Type II 5α-reductase, an enzyme that converts testosterone into DHT. It reports that the balding scalp contains miniaturized hair follicles and more DHT than hairy scalp, and that finasteride lowers scalp and serum DHT. It also says the relative contribution of those reductions to the treatment effect has not been determined.

The label says that, in general, daily use for three months or more is necessary before benefit is observed. In its studies, patient self-assessment showed overall improvement compared with placebo as early as 3 months.

The label says withdrawal of treatment leads to reversal of effect within 12 months. In its studies, a change from finasteride to placebo at the end of the first 12 months resulted in reversal of the increase in hair count 12 months later, at 24 months.

In the label's 12-month trials, decreased libido was reported by 1.8% on finasteride and 1.3% on placebo, erectile dysfunction by 1.3% and 0.7%, and ejaculation disorder by 1.2% and 0.7%. The label also lists depression, suicidal ideation and behavior, and sexual dysfunction that continued after discontinuation, among adverse reactions identified during post-approval use. It says these reports are voluntary and come from a population of uncertain size, so it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship. Your provider explains what applies to you.

No. The label says it is not indicated for use in women or in pediatric patients, and that women who are or may be pregnant should not handle crushed or broken tablets because of a potential risk to a male fetus.

It can. In the label's clinical studies of finasteride 1 mg in men 18 to 41, mean serum PSA fell from 0.7 ng/mL at baseline to 0.5 ng/mL at Month 12. For finasteride 5 mg (Proscar) in older men with an enlarged prostate, the label says PSA levels are decreased by approximately 50%. Your provider decides how to read a PSA result while you take it.

The Patient Information lists male infertility and/or poor quality of semen among effects reported in general use. In the label's 12-month trials, decreased volume of ejaculate was reported by 0.8% on finasteride and 0.4% on placebo. Talk to your provider before you start if you want children.

No. You can pay once for 3, 6 or 12 months, or turn on auto-refill and take 10% off. You can change or cancel refills anytime.