Message Number: SG3315 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Sukie Crandall
Date: 2003-02-19 16:09:05 UTC
Subject: Proscar info from a pharmacist
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <a05210301ba7959cb21d0@[10.0.1.23]>

As you all know, I simply don't normally carry info back to the FHL
from a reply carried to the FML, but this info could be useful and it
is from someone who apparently has expert background in the topic.

The original mention of the names having the same ingredient was to
help direct a vet to obtain written material on the drug.

At 9:12 AM -0500 02/19/2003, Adam and Lori Garon wrote:
>From: Adam and Lori Garon
>Subject: Fwd: FERRET-L Digest - 18 Feb 2003 to 19 Feb 2003 (#2003-4063)
>
>Don't know how to reply to this, but if you could pass along the info -
>
>Be careful - even though Propecia and Proscar contain the same
>ingredient, the strengths are quite different (Propecia 1mg
>finasteride, Proscar 5mg finasteride) Also, please make sure that
>if these are being dispensed for an animal and the tablets are being
>cut or crushed that women who are or may be pregnant DO NOT handle
>the tablets!!! There is a chance that birth defects could occur.
>At the pharmacy I worked at, we had a pregnant pharmacist, and had
>to carry Proscar in unit dose packaging so she didn't have to be
>exposed to the tablets. Thanks, Adam