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PROSCAR (Prahs -car) Generic name: finasteride (fin-AS-tur-eyed) PROSCAR is for use by men only. Please read this leaflet before you start taking PROSCAR. Also, read it each time you renew your prescription, just in case anything has changed. Remember, this leaflet does not take the place of careful discussions with your doctor.
The agent was marketed by Merck under the name Proscar. In 1997, finasteride (1 mg) per day was also approved by the FDA as a treatment for male pattern baldness and this time the agent was marketed by Merck as Propecia.n 1997, finasteride (1 mg) per day was also approved by the FDA as a treatment for male pattern baldness and this time the agent was marketed by Merck as Propecia.