Avodart (Dutasteride) Archives

June 17, 2011

FDA Warns Hair Loss Drugs Propecia (Finasteride) and Avodart (Dutasteride) May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer?

Bill - Seemiller Avodart (Dutasteride), General Hair Loss Topics - How To Cure Hair Loss - Regrow Hair Q&A Blog, Hair Loss News, Non Surgical Hair Regrowth Treatments, Propecia (Finasteride) for Hair Loss 0

Can the hair loss treatments Propecia (finasteride) and Avodart (dutasteride) increase risks of cancer? Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement claiming the drugs Avodart and Proscar, typically used to treat benign prostate hyperplasia (prostate enlargement) in men, may increase the risks of high-grade prostate cancer. The news came suddenly […]

June 7, 2011

Dutasteride (Avodart) Versus Finasteride (Propecia) for Male Pattern Hair Loss?

Bill - Seemiller Avodart (Dutasteride), Non Surgical Hair Regrowth Treatments, Propecia (Finasteride) for Hair Loss 0

This question comes from a member of our Hair Loss Social Community and Discussion Forums: I’ve started researching preventive hair loss medications and find myself confused about the difference between dutasteride (Avodart) and finasteride (Propecia) for male pattern baldness. What is the difference between these two medications? In theory, the biggest difference between dutasteride and […]

July 22, 2010

Is Treating Hair Loss with Avodart (Dutasteride) Effective?

David aka - TakingthePlunge Avodart (Dutasteride), Hair Loss Blog - General Hair Loss Topics, Non Surgical Hair Regrowth Treatments 0

For over a decade, balding men have had two clinically proven options for treating their hair loss medically. !n 1988, Rogaine (minoxidil) 2% Topical Solution for Men launched as a prescription medication. Men’s Rogaine 5% Extra Strength Solution was approved for over-the-counter use in 1997. That same year, the FDA also approved finasteride to treat […]

March 20, 2008

Avodart (Dutasteride) or Propecia (Finasteride) as a Hair Loss Drug?

Bill Avodart (Dutasteride), Non Surgical Hair Regrowth Treatments, Propecia (Finasteride) for Hair Loss, Rogaine (Minoxidil), Topicals 1

I am considering using Avodart (dutasteride) as a hair loss treatment because it is supposedly stronger than Propecia (finasteride). Does this sound like a good plan to regrow hair? It appears that many more hair loss sufferers are turning to Avodart (dutasteride) for hair loss before first trying Propecia (finasteride). Though Avodart (dutasteride) is […]