Stercia Description

Each film-coated tablet contains: Finasteride, USP 1 mg.
Finasteride, a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound, is a specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5α-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
Finasteride is 4-azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamide, N-(1, 1-dimethylethyl)-3-oxo-,(5α,17β). The empirical formula of finasteride is C₂₃H₃₆N₂O₂ and its molecular weight is 372.55.
Finasteride is a white crystalline powder with a melting point near 250'C. It is freely soluble in chloroform and in lower alcohol solvents, but is practically insoluble in water.
Finasteride 1 mg is available as tan colored, octagonal convex film coated tablets.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Finasteride tablets for oral administration are film-coated tablets that contain 1 mg of finasteride and the following inactive ingredients: Lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, sodium starch glycolate, docusate sodium, magnesium stearate, opadry II pink, purified water.