How can you say that it's not what happened? Even the wikipedia puts the emphasis on smaller prostate in the development of the drug.
In
1975, copies of Imperato-McGinley's presentation were seen by
P. Roy Vagelos, who was then serving as
Merck's basic-research chief. He was intrigued by the notion that
decreased levels of DHT led to the development of smaller prostates. Dr. Vagelos then sought to create a drug which could mimic the condition found in these children to treat
older men who were suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia.
[85]
Finasteride was developed by Merck under the code name MK-906.
[61] A team led by chemist Gary Rasmusson and biologist Jerry Brooks developed potential 5α-reductase inhibitors based on transition state inhibitors, using an iterative process of molecular design, testing, and redesign.
[86] In 1992, finasteride (5 mg) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of BPH, which Merck marketed under the brand name Proscar
In 1997, Merck was successful in obtaining FDA approval
for a second indication of finasteride (1 mg) for treatment of male pattern hair loss, which was marketed under the brand name Propecia.
[88] It was the first 5α-reductase inhibitor to be introduced and was followed by
dutasteride in 2001.
[89] The first study of finasteride in the treatment of
hirsutism in women was published in 1994.
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5 years apart. Even hisutism was 2 years later. You are such a moron.
