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Finasteride

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  • 08-04-2021 4:17pm
    #1
    OneOfThem Stumbled
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭


    So I'm sure that there have been questions about Finasteride before, but I want to know if anyone has ever used topical (external) finasteride? It is a much more recent product, and doesn't have the same side effects as oral Finasteride.

    I'm assuming a prescription would be required either way, though I'm not sure how you could go about getting one in these lockdown days.


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    #2
    jmlad2020
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    Does it even exist? I don't even think the FDA has approved it. Google certainly doesn't easily come up with any products.


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    TheBoyConor
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    I have used a topical preparation of finasteride and minoxidil since 2018. It does work. I have ran out or gotten lazy with it a few times and I notice increased shedding and a strong itch after a few weeks. I have not had side effects, none that i've noticed anyway.
    And no I am not going to tell anyone how I have come to have it.


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    HGVRHKYY
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭HGVRHKYY


    TheBoyConor wrote: »
    I have used a topical preparation of finasteride and minoxidil since 2018. It does work. I have ran out or gotten lazy with it a few times and I notice increased shedding and a strong itch after a few weeks. I have not had side effects, none that i've noticed anyway.
    And no I am not going to tell anyone how I have come to have it.

    Even in PM? Why not?


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    TheBoyConor
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    Because we far as I'm aware, such products have not been approved for use in the eu. So I couldn't in good conscience be facilitating the use of pharmaceutical products that are essentially illegal.


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    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    TheBoyConor wrote: »
    Because we far as I'm aware, such products have not been approved for use in the eu.
    Good point. Thread closed.

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