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Superiority of dutasteride over finasteride in hair regrowth and reversal of miniaturization in men with androgenetic alopecia: A randomized controlled open-label, evaluator-blinded study
Author(s) -
Sujit J S Shanshanwal,
Rachita Dhurat
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.188652
Subject(s) - finasteride , dutasteride , dihydrotestosterone , 5 alpha reductase inhibitor , medicine , urology , hair loss , testosterone (patch) , endocrinology , androgen , dermatology , prostate , cancer , hormone
Finasteride and dutasteride are inhibitors of the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase which inhibits the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. Dutasteride inhibits both type I and type II 5-alpha-reductase while finasteride inhibits only the type II enzyme. As both isoenzymes are present in hair follicles, it is likely that dutasteride is more effective than finasteride.

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