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5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors
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Definition
: Drugs that inhibit 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE. They are commonly used to reduce the production of DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE.
Other names
Testosterone 5 alpha Reductase Inhibitors; Steroid 5 alpha Reductase Inhibitors; Reductase Inhibitors, 5-
alpha; Inhibitors, Testosterone 5-
alpha-
Reductase; Inhibitors, Steroid 5-
alpha-
Reductase; Inhibitors, 5-
alpha Reductase; Inhibitors, 3-
Oxo-
5-
alpha-
Steroid 4-
Dehydrogenase; 5-
alpha-
Reductase Inhibitors, Testosterone; 5-
alpha-
Reductase Inhibitors, Steroid; 5 alpha Reductase Inhibitors; 4-
Dehydrogenase Inhibitors, 3-
Oxo-
5-
alpha-
Steroid; 3 Oxo 5 alpha Steroid 4 Dehydrogenase Inhibitors; Testosterone 5-
alpha-
Reductase Inhibitors; Steroid 5-
alpha-
Reductase Inhibitors; 3-
Oxo-
5-
alpha-
Steroid 4-
Dehydrogenase Inhibitors
Substances having this pharmacologic action:
17-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-azaandrostane-3-one
;
4-methyl-4-aza-3-oxopregnane-20-carboxylate
;
4,7beta-dimethyl-4-azacholestan-3-one
;
Finasteride
;
dutasteride
;
4-(3-(3-(bis(4-isobutylphenyl)methylamino)benzoyl)-1H-indol-1-yl)butyric acid
;
turosteride
;
17 beta-benzoyl-4-aza-5 alpha-androst-1-ene-3-one
;
epristeride
