The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Also, I should point out that finasteride comes in two major forms. There's an oral form and there's a topical form. This is not unlike our discussion of minoxidil earlier. Topical finasteride is typically taken in 1% solution or ointment and rubbed into the head, sometimes it's now also incorporated into shampoos, but typically it's put into a
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Topical finasteride is typically taken in 1% solution or ointment and rubbed into the head, sometimes it's now also incorporated into shampoos, but typically it's put into a solution that people rub into their head, and it is thought that the 1% solutions are equivalent to one mg of systemic finasteride.