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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.
No, it isn't. Trastuzumab is the active ingredient in Herceptin, but it is not a generic version of Herceptin. What can be confusing is that, oftentimes, the active ingredient of a drug is referred to as the generic name..The generic name is different than a generic version of a medicine.In order for there to be a generic version of a medicine, the original medicine must have gone off patent and another company (besides the original manufacturer) would make the product.he generic name is different than a generic version of a medicine. In order for there to be a generic version of a medicine, the original medicine must have gone off patent and another company (besides the original manufacturer) would make the product.