Checked against the current FDA label, named clinical trials, and the sources listed on this site.
01Three months of daily 1 mg before benefit is judged
Propecia for male pattern hair loss starts at 1 mg taken once a day. The tablet may be taken with or without meals. Three months or more of daily use may be needed before benefit is seen. Continued use is needed to sustain benefit. In most patients the dosing frequency is once per day.
Sources and how this letter was sealed
Organon Propecia US PI: daily 1 mg; 3-month wait; reversal within 12 months; PSA change; vertex program n=1879.
Method in brief: open primary sources, annotate against the current FDA label,
countersign by Dr. Nora Lindqvist, MD, then seal with a dated review.
Full walk-through on the method page and
editorial standards.
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Desk thread
Answers follow the U.S. Propecia prescribing information.
Isak Holm, Kiruna writes
What is the daily Propecia dose for male pattern hair loss?
Desk reply
Propecia for male pattern hair loss starts at 1 mg taken once a day. The tablet may be taken with or without meals. Three months or more of daily use may be needed before benefit is seen. Continued use is needed to sustain benefit. In most patients the dosing frequency is once per day.
Before you start, stop, or change any medicine mentioned above, run it past your prescriber or pharmacist - they hold your chart, this despatch does not. Desk notice.
