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Finasteride

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Definition: An orally active 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE inhibitor. It is used as a surgical alternative for treatment of benign PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.     
Pharmacological Action 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors 		Other names MK 906; Chibro Proscar; Propeshia; Merck Sharp & Dohme Brand 1 of Finasteride; Proscar; Propecia; Merck Sharp & Dhome Brand 2 of Finasteride; Merck Frosst Brand 2 of Finasteride; Merck Frosst Brand 1 of Finasteride; Merck Brand 2 of Finasteride; Merck Brand 1 of Finasteride; MSD Chibropharm Brand of Finasteride; MSD Brand of Finasteride; MK-906; Lipha Brand of Finasteride; Frosst Iberica Brand of Finasteride; Eucoprost; Chibro-Proscar; Cahill May Roberts Brand of Finasteride; MK906Drugs* : PROSCAR; FINASTERIDE; PROPECIA
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
CGP 53153  0   Finasteride/*analogs & derivatives. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1996 Feb;57(3-4):187-95
N,N-diethyl-3-oxo-4-azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamide  92472-70-3   Finasteride/*analogs & derivatives 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase/antagonists & inhibitors. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1995 Jan;52(1):105-12
11-hydroxyfinasteride  0   Finasteride/*analogs & derivatives. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994 Nov 30;745:51-60
L 694579  0   Finasteride/*analogs & derivatives. J Pharm Biomed Anal 1994 May;12(5):705-12
17 beta-benzoyl-4-aza-5 alpha-androst-1-ene-3-one  0   Finasteride/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors 		Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1994;46(2):123-6
turosteride  137099-09-3   Finasteride/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors 		J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1993 Nov;46(5):549-55

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