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Is it advisable to take both oral and topical finasteride at the same time? will it have any additional benefits over just its oral administration?

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Finasteride: Good question. Not sure if there are additive benefits, but at 1mg dosage of Propecia (finasteride) it is unlikely that adding topical to your hair/head would cause any problems.

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Answered 6/30/2014

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