Finasteride

"Finasteride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An orally active 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE inhibitor. It is used as a surgical alternative for treatment of benign PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.

Descriptor ID	D018120
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.054.079.500 D04.210.500.925.100.250
Concept/Terms	Finasteride Finasteride Chibro-Proscar Chibro-Proscar Chibro Proscar Propecia Propecia Propeshia MK-906 MK-906 MK 906 MK906 Proscar Proscar Eucoprost Eucoprost

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Finasteride".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Androstanes [D04.210.500.054]
Androstenes [D04.210.500.054.079]
Finasteride [D04.210.500.054.079.500]
Steroids, Heterocyclic [D04.210.500.925]
Azasteroids [D04.210.500.925.100]
Finasteride [D04.210.500.925.100.250]

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