FINTAST finasteride 1 mg tablet blister pack

Patient Information leaflet

                                FINTAST™
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
Finasteride 1 mg film-coated tablets
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common questions about FINTAST. It does not
contain all the available
information.
It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the
risks of you taking FINTAST
against the benefits they expect it will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR
OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT FINTAST IS USED FOR
FINTAST is for use by men only.
FINTAST, in the 1 mg strength, is used to treat men with male pattern
hair loss to increase hair
growth on the scalp and to prevent further hair loss.
Male pattern hair loss (also known as androgenetic alopecia) is a
common condition in which men
experience thinning of the hair on the scalp. This often results in a
receding hair line and/or balding
on the top of the head. These changes typically start to occur in some
men in their 20s and
become more common with age. Once hair loss has occurred over a long
period of time, the hair
may be permanently lost.
Male pattern hair loss is thought to be caused by a combination of
family history (heredity) and
production of a particular male hormone, called dihydrotestosterone
(DHT). Men with male pattern
hair loss have more DHT in the balding part of their scalp than in
other parts, resulting in increased
hair loss.
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_HOW FINTAST WORKS _
FINTAST, in the 1 mg strength, specifically lowers the levels of DHT
in the scalp, thus helping to
reverse the balding process.
FINTAST does not affect hair on other parts of the body.
Men with mild to moderate, but not complete, hair loss can expect to
benefit from the use of
FINTAST. In women who were studied, FINTAST was not effective in the
treatment of hair loss
(androgenetic alopecia).
There should be no need to change your usual hair care routine (for
example, shampooing or
haircuts) because you are tak
                                
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