Finasteride: here's the fair price
This is what US pharmacies pay, on average, for finasteride. Use it to spot a fair cash price, and feel good about asking for one.
Finasteride 1 Mg Tablet
A fair cash price is usually this cost plus a dispensing fee. If your quote is many times higher, ask about a generic, another pharmacy, or a cash discount.
Ask for generic Finasteride 1 Mg Tablet. Pharmacies pay about $1.31 for 30. Ask your pharmacy for its cash price and compare it with your copay. A fair cash price is close to this cost plus a dispensing fee.
Source: CMS NADAC as of 2026-11-04. Ask your prescriber or pharmacist whether a generic is right for you.
Source: CMS NADAC weekly file as of 2026-11-04. Median across NDCs with the same description. Public domain.
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Every strength and form
| Product | Pharmacy cost | 30 count | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINASTERIDE 1 MG TABLETGeneric | $0.04 per tablet or capsule | $1.31 | 10/21/2026 |
| FINASTERIDE 5 MG TABLETGeneric | $0.07 per tablet or capsule | $2.06 | 10/21/2026 |
Source: CMS NADAC, as of 2026-11-04. National average acquisition cost, not a retail quote.
Label basics
What it is used for (FDA label)
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Finasteride tablets are indicated for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) in MEN ONLY . Efficacy in bitemporal recession has not been established. Finasteride tablets are not indicated for use in women. Finasteride is a 5α-reductase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) in MEN ONLY (1) . Finasteride tablets are not indicated for use in women ( 1 , 4 , 5.1 ).
Common side effects (FDA label)
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The most common adverse reactions, reported in ≥1% of patients treated with finasteride and greater than in patients treated with placebo are: decreased libido, erectile dysfunction and ejaculation disorder (6.1) . To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Rising Health, LLC at 1-833-395-6928 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch . 6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of...
Drug interactions (from the label)
7 DRUG INTERACTIONS 7.1 Cytochrome P450-Linked Drug Metabolizing Enzyme System No drug interactions of clinical importance have been identified. Finasteride does not appear to affect the cytochrome P450-linked drug-metabolizing enzyme system. Compounds that have been tested in man include antipyrine, digoxin, propranolol, theophylline, and warfarin and no clinically meaningful interactions were found. 7.2 Other Concomitant Therapy Although specific interaction studies were not performed, finasteride doses of 1 mg or more were concomitantly used in clinical studies with acetaminophen, acetylsalicylic acid, α-blockers, analgesics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors,...
Warnings (from the label)
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Finasteride is not indicated for use in women or pediatric patients (5.1, 5.4) . Women should not handle crushed or broken finasteride tablets when they are pregnant or may potentially be pregnant due to potential risk to a male fetus (5.1, 8.1, 16) . Finasteride causes a decrease in serum PSA levels. Any confirmed increase in PSA while on finasteride may signal the presence of prostate cancer and should be evaluated, even if those values are still within the normal range for men not taking a 5α-reductase inhibitor (5.2) . 5α-reductase inhibitors may increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer (5.3, 6.1) . 5.1 Exposure of Women - Risk to Male Fetus Finasteride...
Source: FDA drug label via openFDA, label effective 2024-04-19. Full label on DailyMed. Excerpts are verbatim and truncated. Read the full label and ask your pharmacist.