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Dutasteride (marketed as Avodart, Avidart, Avolve, Duagen, Dutas, Dutagen, Duprost) is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, a drug which inhibits the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
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Dutasteride
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 15th, 2009
Posted in Diseases 
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Comments OffFinasteride
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 15th, 2009
Finasteride (marketed as Proscar, Propecia, Fincar, Finpecia, Finax, Finast, Finara, Finalo, Prosteride, Gefina, Appecia, Finasterid IVAX, Finasterid Alternova) is a synthetic antiandrogen which acts by inhibiting type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
Posted in Diseases Tags: 5 Alpha Reductase, Ajanta Pharma, Antiandrogen, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Bph, Drug Trade Names, Finast, Finasterid, Finasteride, Fincar, Generic Finasteride, Generic Versions, Intas Pharmaceuticals, Male Pattern Baldness, Pattern Hair Loss, Pharma Trade, Pharmaceutical Trade, Proscar, Prostate Enlargement, Usfda Comments OffAntiandrogen
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 15th, 2009
An antiandrogen, or androgen antagonist, is any of a group of hormone receptor antagonist compounds that are capable of preventing or inhibiting the biologic effects of androgens, male sex hormones, on normally responsive tissues in the body .
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