Finasteride (topical)

topical · endocrine · integumentary · Transdermal

Finasteride (topical), a topical compound. Topical 0.25% formulation for androgenetic alopecia — same 5α-reductase type II inhibition as… Transdermal half-life 6 h.

Topical 0.25% formulation for androgenetic alopecia — same 5α-reductase type II inhibition as oral finasteride but with much lower systemic exposure (<5%) → reduced sexual / cognitive side-effect signal. Compounded or specialty-pharmacy product.