Finasteride

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2007 - 2017

Number of Prescriptions Over Time (2007 - 2017)

Rank of Top Drugs Over Time

"Rank" refers to the frequency that a given medication is prescribed within a calendar year compared to all other medications. A rank of "4" would indicate that the medication was the fourth most commonly prescribed medication.

Year Rank Change 2007 156 24 2008 131 25 2009 119 12 2010 119 0 2011 133 14 2012 96 37 Year Rank Change 2013 114 18 2014 104 10 2015 99 5 2016 75 24 2017 86 11

Patient Out-Of-Pocket Cost Over Time (2007 - 2017)

"Out-of-pocket" cost refers to the payment made by the patient (either cash price or the copay amount). This value does not include reimbursement from a third party payer (eg, Medicare or private insurance) and does not represent the total drug cost.

Usage Statistics of Related Drugs

Drug Name Total Prescriptions (2017) Finasteride (this drug) 9,132,614 Dutasteride 1,477,864

Drug Synonyms

Drug synonyms are used during the sanitation and standardization process of "cleaning" the original data source (MEPS). Occassionally, brand names may be listed below that are no longer on the market or are very infrequently used.

Brand Name Synonyms Propecia

Proscar Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts Finasteride

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitor Initial FDA approval date: 6/19/1992 First FDA applicant: Rx First dosage form: Tablet (oral)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2007-2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 20.1. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.