Propecia

Propecia (finasteride) is an efficient prescription medication used to treat male pattern hair loss and supposed to be taken for a long period of time. Your health care provider may also prescribe this drug if you have been diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Your dose can therefore depend on the condition you are being treated for, as well as your general health condition and a number of other factors. Make sure you discuss your treatment in details with your doctor before you take the first dose of Propecia. You will need to mention any health conditions you have that may potentially interfere with the success of your treatment. The following ones should be reported: liver disease, stricture of your urethra, abnormal liver enzyme function, bladder muscle disorder, and prostate cancer. No drug interactions have been reported with Propecia so far, but this does not mean you shouldn’t tell your doctor about any medications you are taking or are going to take. Taking Propecia is associated with a number of mild side effects, although more serious ones are also possible in some rare cases. You will need to make sure your health care provider is informed of the fact you developed any of the following symptoms: breast pain, breast lumps, breast changes, and nipple discharge. The symptoms mentioned may indicate that you are developing male breast cancer and you need help and advice of your heath care provider as soon as possible. In most cases, however, less serious side effects are possible that you need to be aware of. The following ones should be reported only if they get particularly bothersome and interfere with your everyday life: headache, weakness, pain in the testicles, impotence or decrease sex drive, dizziness, tenderness in your breasts, skin rash, runny nose, and abnormal ejaculation. Any other symptoms you develop must be reported to your health care provider, as every person’s reaction to this drug may be quite individual and is sometimes impossible to predict. Since Propecia has been specially intended for males, female patients are not supposed to be taking it for whichever conditions they think it is going to be useful. Moreover, this medicine can harm to the health of an unborn baby. When a tablet of Propecia is coated and not crushed or broken in any way – it’s safe for a pregnant woman, but such a woman must never come into contact with a crushed tablet to prevent the active ingredient from being absorbed through skin that way harming the baby.