What is Finasteride?
The short answer
In the US, you need a prescription to get Finasteride.
What it is
Finasteride: 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (not a peptide).
What people look into
Skin and hair
- 2 sources
- Status as of
- How we source
- Ellum doesn't sell peptides.
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What it is
- Also known as
- propecia, proscar, topical finasteride
Regulatory status
FDA-approved (Rx) How we label status
As of October 4, 2026, Finasteride is an FDA-approved prescription drug for BPH (Proscar); male pattern hair loss in men (Propecia).
- Federal (FDA)
- Approved Rx (Proscar NDA020180 1992, BPH; Propecia NDA020788 1997, male pattern hair loss, men only); no approved topical found
- 503A compounding
- Approved-drug component (not in any 503A category) (as of May 14, 2026)
- WADA 2026
- Not named
References
Sources as of October 4, 2026