The hair loss drug Propecia that is now the best selling hair loss drug in the world is only allowed to be prescribed to men over the age of 18. Male pattern balding normally starts to affect men in their 30’s and 40’s and it is more rarely seen in men who are in their 20’s. In some very rare cases men start to experience male pattern baldness in their teens. This can be a bit of a problem for doctors as the Propecia drug is only allowed to be prescribed to men who are eighteen and not below.

Some doctors may feel that giving a drug that acts on the male hormone dihydrotestosterone to a very young man could be bad for development and in any case there has not been any clinical testing with the drug on teenagers and so it would be inadvisable for a doctor to do so.

Propecia is also the most tested hair loss drug in the world having been the subject of many years continued testing in men. The drug can have an effect on the libido of a man as it affects the build up of dihydrotestosterone that is a relation of the male hormone testosterone. In about 1% of cases men report that they lose an interest in sex when they take the drug but in all cases their sexual function is fully restored almost immediately after stopping taking the drug.

At Ukmedix we reckon that one of the reasons why the drug is so popular is because of the ease with which it is used, as it doesn’t involve time-consuming applications of lotion or gels onto the scalp and just requires that you remember to take a small brown tablet daily.

Propecia is made by the drug company Merck and was discovered by accident when the finasteride drug that was being tested in men with cancer of the prostrate was seen to give hair growth as a side effect.