Propecia Smearing?

[Vigaku]

Ok, yesterday I put a propecia tablet in my hand to consume, and this was after I licked my hand slightly to moisten it up a little bit. The tablet came in contact with the water and some of the pink coating smeared RATHER EASILY on my hand. I was wondering if this had anything to do with the fact that I keep 90 tablets of Propecia in one bottle as opposed to 30 in each bottle, and the fact I have 2 absorb-it cans in the 90 tablet bottle (when each of the 30-tablet bottles would have 2 cans of their own).

Could humidity be acting on it? I find this wierd because it's said that Propecia isn't soluble in water...so why would humidity let alone water affect it?

Thanks.

 

[Bryan]

It's finasteride that isn't soluble in water; but finasteride is just a tiny tiny percentage of the total mass of a Propecia or Proscar tablet! Other ingredients in the tablet are various fillers and excipients, not to mention the special coating they put on the outer surface of Propecia and Proscar tablets, specifically to keep the finasteride from being absorbed systemically when handled by pregnant female pharmacists.