FINABALD 5MG TAB

Uses and Benefits

Finabald 5MG tablet is used in men to relieve the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) such as painful urination, difficulty in passing urine and urinary urgency or frequency. It is also used to treat common hereditary hair loss and androgenetic hair loss in males (male-pattern baldness). This medicine is not recommended for use if the hair loss is due to any other cause and in women. It increases blood flow to hair follicles on your scalp and enhances new hair growth. This medicine is most effective for baldness or thinning at the top of the scalp and less effective for receding hairline. Finasteride may affect the ejaculation even after stopping the treatment and you may need several days to recover. However, the uses of the medicine mentioned here are not exhaustive, there may be other conditions for which this medication may be used upon doctor’s discretion.

Composition

The active ingredient of Finabald 5MG is Finasteride 5MG

Mechanism of Action of Drugs

Finasteride is an alpha blocker that works by relaxing the muscles of the prostate gland and bladder and relieves the symptoms of an enlarged prostate. This helps to fully drain the bladder and reduces the need to pass urine frequently and urgently in people with Benign prostate hyperplasia. It blocks the production of male hormone (dihydrotesterone, which stops hair growth), in hair follicles of the scalp, thereby preventing hair loss and reverse the balding process

Contraindications and Caution

Patients with the following conditions are suggested to seek advice from their health care professionals before taking the Finabald 5MG tablet:

• Hypersensitivity to any of the active ingredients used in tablet
• Women
• Children
• Pregnancy and lactation

• Caution:
• Hepatic impairment
• Urinary tract obstruction disorders

Side and Adverse Effects

Finabald 5MG tablet is usually well tolerated when used in the prescribed dosage guidelines. Most side effects are temporary and usually subsides on their own. However, consult your doctor if they persist for a longer duration. You may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

• Fever with chills
• Skin rash
• Breast tenderness
• Decreased interest in sexual intercourse
• Abnormal ejaculation
• Erectile dysfunction
• Abdominal pain
• Runny nose
• Rapid weight gain
• Headache

How to Use

Take Finabald 5MG tablet as instructed by your doctor. Swallow the tablet whole with water, immediately after opening it from the strip. Do not break or crush or chew the tablet.
Avoid missing or forgetting the dose. If you do, take it as soon as you remember; but if it’s almost time for your next dose, skip it and take it according to your normal schedule. Don’t swallow two doses at the same time which is dangerous to your health.
The tablet can be taken with or without food. If significant stomach upset occurs, it could be taken with food. Take the tablet at the same time every day as it helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body.
Do not change the dose or stop taking the medicine before completion of the course or without consulting your doctor. Continue to use this drug until completion of the maximum amount suggested. even though the symptoms disappear after the medicine has begun.

Warnings and Precautions

Take the tablet only on the advice of a medical practitioner. Dosage adjustment or complete avoidance of the Finabald 5MG tablet may be required in the following conditions:

Kidney:

Among people with renal problems, caution is advised. Close monitoring of kidney function and adjustments of dose of the medicine may be needed based on the clinical condition of the patient. If you have any, it is highly recommended that you consult your doctor before the consumption of this medicine.

Liver:

Caution is advised among people with liver problems. Dose adjustments of the tablet may be needed based on the clinical condition of the patient. If you have any hepatic problems, it is highly recommended that you consult doctor before the consumption of this medicine.

Pregnancy:

This tablet is not recommended for use in pregnant women.

Lactation:

This tablet is not recommended for use in breastfeeding women.

Alcohol:

Interaction of alcohol with this medicine is unknown. Any symptoms of abnormal reactions after taking the medicine should be reported to your doctor immediately.

Driving:

This medicine does not cause drowsiness or dizziness. If you notice any abnormal reactions after taking the medicine, do not drive, operate heavy machinery or involve in any works which may demand your attention or physical strength.

Food:

There are no known food interactions this medicine.

Drug Interactions:

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines which includes over-the-counter drugs, herbal tonics, supplements and medicines that you buy without a prescription. Alert your doctor if you are taking Finabald 5MG tablet along with diltiazem, ketoconazole, nelfinavir, diclofenac, warfarin, furosemide, erythromycin.

FDA Pregnancy Category

Category X: Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use of the drug in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits.