Skip to content

Category: Sports

Explore our medication guides and pharmacology articles within this category.

Can and Do Professional Athletes Take Finasteride for Hair Loss?

4 min read
From 2005 to 2009, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited athletes from using finasteride, the active ingredient in Propecia, but the ban has since been lifted. Today, professional athletes are able to take finasteride for male pattern baldness, provided they adhere to all anti-doping regulations of their respective sports bodies.