SPL Set ID: b63af2cd-5c12-4977-bac4-95e1eae11e57
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Finasteride tablets USP, 1 mg contains finasteride as the active ingredient. Finasteride USP, a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound, is a specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5α-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone in to 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Finasteride is 4-azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamide, N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-oxo-, (5α, 17β)-. The empirical formula of finasteride is C 23 H 36 N 2 O 2 and its molecular weight is 372.55. Its structural formula is: Finasteride is a white crystalline powder with a melting point near 250° C. It is freely soluble in chloroform and in lower alcohol solvents but is practically insoluble in water. Finasteride tablets USP for oral administration are film-coated tablets that contain 1 mg of finasteride and the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, docusate sodium, magnesium stearate and opadry brown (hypromellose, iron oxide red, talc, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide). structure6