Finasteride is an antiandrogen drug that was originally used to treat enlarged prostates (benign prostatic hyperplasia). It happened only relatively recently in the early 1990s that its hair growth promoting properties were discovered and a new dosage of 1mg finasteride a day approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treating hereditary hair loss in male patients. In the past ten years or so finasteride has become accepted as the most effective treatment for male pattern baldness that has not been beaten by any other remedy to this date. The originally approved formulation was called Propecia but finasteride is now available as generic Propecia pills (1mg finasteride) at a much lower price than the original branded product. Since it uses the same active substance it is equally powerful as the branded form.

You can buy finasteride online in many pharmacies alongside a more expensive Propecia. It is only up to you which one you prefer, but do not be surprised if branded drug is several times more expensive than generic. The most economical option is to buy generic Proscar (5mg finasteride pills) and cut the pills in five equal pieces. Some rouge online pharmacies have been caught to sell sugar pills and it is therefore often said that you should avoid buying generic products since they are more likely to be fake. However, the experience of many consumers show that it is more often branded products rather than generics that are either copied or fake as their high profit margins are more likely to attract fraud. Nevertheless, when you decide on buying any medicinal drugs online use only pharmacies that have been well established and check their references and independent reviews. The price of the pills alone should not be the only decisive factor.