FINPROS 5 MG TBL FLM 100 (FINASTERID) –Czech medicine

Pharmacological action
Inhibitor of 5-alpha reductase – an enzyme that converts testosterone into more active dihydrotestosterone. Reduces the content of dihydrotestosterone in the blood and prostate tissue. Inhibits the stimulating effect of dihydrotestosterone on the development of prostate adenoma.

Finasteride helps to reduce the size of the enlarged gland, improves urine flow and reduces symptoms associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy. Several months of treatment may be required to reduce the clinical manifestations of the disease.

Indications
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (to reduce the size of the prostate gland; improve urine flow and reduce symptoms associated with hyperplasia; reduce the risk of acute urinary retention requiring catheterization or surgery, including transurethral resection of the prostate and prostatectomy).