Proscar (Finasteride) 5mg Tablets

Proscar (Finasteride) 5mg Tablets.Proscar contains a medicine called finasteride. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘5-alpha reductase inhibitors'.

Proscar shrinks the prostate gland in men when it is swollen. The prostate gland is found underneath the bladder (but only in men). It produces the fluid found in semen. A swollen prostate gland can lead to a condition called ‘benign prostatic hyperplasia' or BPH.
What is BPH?

If you have BPH it means that your prostate gland is swollen. It can press on the tube that urine passes through, on its way out of your body.

This can lead to problems such as:

* feeling like you need to pass urine more often, especially at night
* feeling that you must pass urine right away
* finding it difficult to start passing urine
* when you pass urine the flow of urine is weak
* when you pass urine the flow stops and starts
* feeling that you cannot empty your bladder completely.

You should take your tablets exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Taking this medicine

* The usual dose is one tablet each day.
* Take this medicine by mouth.

Finasteride 5mg

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