SYMASTERIDE

This brand name is authorized in Poland

Active ingredients

The drug SYMASTERIDE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Finasteride
UNII 57GNO57U7G - FINASTERIDE

Finasteride is a competitive inhibitor of human 5ฮฑ-reductase, an intracellular enzyme which metabolises testosterone into the more potent androgen, dihydrotestosterone (DHT). In benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), enlargement of the prostate gland is dependent upon the conversion of testosterone to DHT within the prostate. Finasteride is highly effective in reducing circulating and intraprostatic DHT. Finasteride has no affinity for the androgen receptor.

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
G04CB01 Finasteride G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G04 Urologicals → G04C Drugs used in benign prostatic hypertrophy → G04CB Testosterone-5-alpha reductase inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: PL Rejestru Produktรณw Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100180192

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