People's Pharmacy

Finasteride

Other Brand Names: Proscar

Revised:4/1/2000

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Side Effects and Interactions

Proscar is usually very well tolerated and side effects are uncommon.

A few men have experienced impotence, lower sex drive or less ejaculate. Report any symptoms to your physician.

No significant drug interactions have shown up in the medical literature. As doctors and patients acquire more experience with Proscar, however, that may change.

Common sense would suggest that men taking Proscar, which acts in a similar manner to saw palmetto berry extract, should avoid the herbal product except under a physician's recommendation and monitoring.

Check with your doctor and pharmacist to make sure Proscar is safe in combination with any other drugs you take.