Finasteride

HormonePrescription drug (research listing)

Overview

Finasteride has a role as an androgen antagonist, an EC 1.3.1.22 [3-oxo-5alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase (NADP(+))] inhibitor and an antihyperplasia drug. It is an aza-steroid, a 3-oxo steroid and a delta-lactam. It derives from a hydride of a 5alpha-androstane.

Source: ChEBI (CC BY 4.0), via PubChem.

PubChem record
CID 57363 ยท Finasteride
Molecular formula ยท weight
C23H36N2O2 ยท 372.5 g/mol
PubMed papers naming it (title/abstract)
3,571 search: โ€œFinasterideโ€
Registered clinical studies (ClinicalTrials.gov)
95 intervention: โ€œFinasterideโ€

Reference facts checked 2026-11-09. Counts are search results, not a judgement of the evidence.

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