Dutasteride is a relative new drug ( since 2003 on the market ) prescribed for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Dutasteride has also shown very positive effects as a hair loss treatment for sufferers of male pattern baldness.
Dutasteride, which is taken in capsule form, has shown dramatic success in restoring hair to bald men in trials. It interferes with 5-alpha-reductase enzymes that break down the male hormone testosterone and turn it into dehydrotestosterone (DHT) – which causes hair to thin dramatically in later life. Dutasteride is has better DHT supression results than finasteride both Propecia and Proscar).
Availability of Dutasteride
United Pharmacies stocks Avodart™ and several versions of Generic Dutasteride available for shipment worldwide. All of the following are soft-gelatin capsules containing 0.5mg of Dutasteride.