propecia is 100$ to purchase in US? I think it was around 54$ in Canada

[Bhl]

I'm trying to get the branded propecia, because I remember I had a bit worse side effects from generic finasteride.. also there seems to be many anecdotes where people got worse results & worse side effects from generic versions. (maybe some other materials included in the pill other than the finasteride is interacting differently for some people?)

 

I used to get propecia for 54$ or so in Canada and it seems to be around that even now. But in US, it seems to be 100$+ from GoodRx, and amazon pharmacy.

Is this the expected price in US?

 

Anyone in US taking branded Merck propecia?  where do you get them?

[pkipling]

The name brand's are almost always gonna be significantly more expensive - and at least in the US, there shouldn't be any difference at all between the name brand and generic. Who's to say for sure though. 

If you want name brand, another option would be to get Proscar 5mg and cut it into quarters. The name brand is still more expensive, but you're getting 4 months worth out of a 30 day supply doing it this way. Looks like it's around $160 on GoodRx, which would be about $40/month. An option if you can't find the standard Propecia at a good price. 

[Alphaone]

This is unbelievable. It costs me 1.5$ to get generic that lasts me half a year ( I use low dose ).

Why not use generic brands ?

[LaserCaps]

Best cost I've found is $26 for the whole year, (Costco on-line). 

[Bhl]

I can't tell all these anecdotes of people on youtube/reddit are genuine or not.. certainly people talk about generics giving them less positive results, and more side effects, some even report massive shedding after switcing to generic from branded.

[Tiger2050]

5 hours ago, Bhl said:

I can't tell all these anecdotes of people on youtube/reddit are genuine or not.. certainly people talk about generics giving them less positive results, and more side effects, some even report massive shedding after switcing to generic from branded.

It’s genuine, a bunch of doctors mention this as well including Cooley and H&W. I believe Cooley recommends Teva brand generic finasteride if you can’t use Propecia. I lost a bit of ground and had massive shedding when I switch from Propecia to an Indian generic, shedding didn’t stop until I switched back to Propecia. I use dutasteride now but if you want to save a bit of money get  the name brand Proscar and split it into quarters.

Edited October 10, 2022 by Tiger2050

[Melvin- Admin]

That sounds quite high, you can get the generic for much cheaper. A high-quality topical like XYON costs the same. 

[Bhl]

3 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

That sounds quite high, you can get the generic for much cheaper. A high-quality topical like XYON costs the same. 

But oral form is more effective right? and also easier to do everyday I guess?

[Melvin- Admin]

29 minutes ago, Bhl said:

But oral form is more effective right? and also easier to do everyday I guess?

It is easier to use, efficacy is almost the same from a good quality topical. Oral version has a much higher chance of side effects.

[Hairy Henderson]

Has anyone bumped from 1.25mg Fin to 2.5 and seen major gains?