StoptheLoss
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Newbie here! After reading dozens of threads, I'm trying to decide between the following two options: Finpecia or cut-up Proscar pills. I don't want to spend $700 on hair loss medicine per year, so Propecia is not an option. Neither do I want to cut up Fincar to save only $100 over Finpecia. So I'm left with:
1) Finpecia (costs $200/year)
2) Proscar, cut into fourths (costs $275/year)
It is worth my time to save $400 by cutting up Proscar vs. paying $720/year for Propecia, and I don't want to spend more time looking up the comparative legitimacy of the CIPLA products (I know that CIPLA is legit, but I worry about online pharmacies...i'll make a different poll for that).
Which would you choose??
For additional info purposes: I am 22, have significant dandruff problems and use 2% Ketoconazole shampoo, though I don't find it overly effective.
I am most of all worried by statements like these, even though I have read many posts about successful Finpecia trials:
Cipla has not published any studies showing that their generic Finasteride is identical or as effective as Merck's original product in treating hair loss. In addition, these alternative processes and drugs are not regulated by the FDA. Therefore, there is no assurance that the medication manufactured in India has the same biologic activity or potency as the FDA approved counterpart made in the United States.
1) Finpecia (costs $200/year)
2) Proscar, cut into fourths (costs $275/year)
It is worth my time to save $400 by cutting up Proscar vs. paying $720/year for Propecia, and I don't want to spend more time looking up the comparative legitimacy of the CIPLA products (I know that CIPLA is legit, but I worry about online pharmacies...i'll make a different poll for that).
Which would you choose??
For additional info purposes: I am 22, have significant dandruff problems and use 2% Ketoconazole shampoo, though I don't find it overly effective.
I am most of all worried by statements like these, even though I have read many posts about successful Finpecia trials:
Cipla has not published any studies showing that their generic Finasteride is identical or as effective as Merck's original product in treating hair loss. In addition, these alternative processes and drugs are not regulated by the FDA. Therefore, there is no assurance that the medication manufactured in India has the same biologic activity or potency as the FDA approved counterpart made in the United States.