Similar experience here! I got a (non-NHS) prescription from a dermatologist, for 3 x boxes of 28 finasteride tablets, took the prescription form to my nearest Superdrug, where I was charged £6 in total.
I know the feeling, I used to buy branded Propecia from Boots. :doh: There's no need to pay more than under a tenner a year for the stuff, legally and legitimately, which is incredible.
I'm not sure how it can affect the liver as such, I'm just relaying what the dermatologist strongly suggested. Won't cost anything (well, in the UK), so better safe than sorry, as they say.
That's serum levels of DHT, not the same as tissue levels. Since testosterone is also converted right in the local tissue, that DHT does not re-enter circulation. 5mg was chosen for proscar because it inhibited DHT at the local prostate tissue site at great levels than lower doses. This would apply to scalp dht as well, to what extent who knows.almost but not quite
I get brand name as the uniformity of the pill distribution is more guaranteed since the FDA had to approve the full process not just bioequivalence. I get 90 tabs which last me a year for about 200 bucks at Costco. Less than a dollar a day. You can get generic way cheaper though. It's like 80 bucks for a year supply. When I say 1 year that's because I split the pill 4 ways.Went to a walk in clinic today, doctor was a certified gent, told him I e-mailed a month or so ago regarding me buying Finasteride on the internet and how I was worried about the safety and quality of the drugs (I'm not really). He said he'd have no problem giving me a script for 4 months worth (120 tabs), seeing as I will be cutting them into fourths, they'll last much longer.
Whilst he was writing out the prescription, I told him that my GP laughed off the prospect of writing me a script, said it was worthless, useless etc, his reply? "Your GP seems like an inconsiderate pr**k", haha what a legend.
He also told me he himself takes finasteride, he was an Norwood 2.5, also diffusing, but I digress, back to my question, for whoever is taking Proscar, 5mg, how much does one month supply cost you? I know I'm based in Ireland but I'm certain the prices would be similar worldwide.
Any answers would be appreciated.
the pharmacist was a pretty young thing so I was a little on edge, but just as I thought, she didn't give a crap.