The chemical nepetalactone is to credit for your kitty's crazy reaction to catnip. The chemical, which is a mild hallucinogen, doesn't affect humans in the same sense as we do not rely as heavily on our noses as cats do. In fact, it doesn't even affect all cats.
Finasteride is a drug that belongs to the class of androgen inhibitors, which means that it blocks the production of male sex hormones. It is sold in the United States and Canada under the brand names Proscar and Propecia.
Finasteride blocks production of dihydrotestosterone, a hormone that triggers hair loss and prostate growth. It's the first study to prove that prostate cancer is preventable, says Peter Greenwald, M.D., the NCI's director of cancer preventionâand one of those 18,882 men.