Finasteride

CHEMBL710 Phase 4 Onaylandı 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.

Moleküler Ağırlık

372,5490 g/mol

LogP

3,00

TPSA

58,20 Ų

Lipinski RO5

Geçer

Terapötik Alanlar

İlaç Sınıfları

Etki Mekanizması

Competitive inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase type II.

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Half-Life 5-6 hours

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

Mekanizma

Competitive inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase type II.

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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

Döndürülebilir Bağlar

2

Ağır Atomlar

27

No side effects recorded

Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.

Sıkça Sorulan Sorular

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.