Finasteride

CHEMBL710 Phase 4 معتمد Small molecule
Half-Life
5-6 hours
Bioavailability
Protein Binding
Molecular Weight
372.5 g/mol
LogP
3.0
Phase
4

This medication works by blocking an enzyme that converts testosterone into a more potent hormone called dihydrotestosterone, which drives prostate growth and male-pattern hair loss. It is used to shrink an enlarged prostate and relieve urinary symptoms, as well as to treat male hair loss.

الوزن الجزيئي

372,5490 g/mol

LogP

3,00

TPSA

58,20 Ų

قاعدة ليبينسكي للخمسة

ناجح

المجالات العلاجية

تصنيفات الأدوية

آلية العمل

Competitive inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase type II.

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Half-Life 5-6 hours

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

الآلية

Competitive inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase type II.

البنية ثنائية الأبعاد

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SMILES

CC(C)(C)NC(=O)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC[C@H]4NC(=O)C=C[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C

InChI

InChI=1S/C23H36N2O2/c1-21(2,3)25-20(27)17-8-7-15-14-6-9-18-23(5,13-11-19(26)24-18)16(14)10-12-22(15,17)4/h11,13-18H,6-10,12H2,1-5H3,(H,24,26)(H,25,27)/t14-,15-,16-,17+,18+,22-,23+/m0/s1

Molecular Formula

C23H36N2O2

HBD / HBA

2 / 2

الروابط القابلة للدوران

2

الذرات الثقيلة

27

No side effects recorded

Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.

الأسئلة الشائعة

This medication works by blocking an enzyme that converts testosterone into a more potent hormone called dihydrotestosterone, which drives prostate growth and male-pattern hair loss. It is used to shrink an enlarged prostate and relieve urinary symptoms, as well as to treat male hair loss.

Competitive inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase type II.

Key pharmacokinetic parameters for Finasteride: Half-life: 5-6 hours.

Yes, Finasteride is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.

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References & Data Sources

  • ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL710. Open-access bioactivity database.
  • PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 57363. Chemical information database.

Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-04.

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Data sources: ChEMBL, PubChem, DailyMed.