"Robert11" <rgsros@notme.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Lots of articles recently about the drug Finasteride, which I guess is in
> Proscar
>
> Question: Is it also in Avodart ?
>
> I'm taking Avodart now, but apparently this drug also helps in actually
> preventing prostate cancer, and I was wondering if it makes sense to
> consider switching from Avodart to Proscar, if it is not in Avodart ?
>
> Thanks,
> B.
>Avodart is dutasteride, one is usually on one or the other if a drug in
>this class is needed. Consult your M.D. my guess is if you have both
>prescribed this is because either on should have been Discontinued, or the
>one who prescribed the later drug did not know you were on the first.
>Anyway, consult your doctor.