Drug facts
MoleculeFinasteride (Proscar)
Generics already compete: 9 makers on the market. 14 A-rated products from 9 makers substitute at the counter.
Proscar was first approved by the FDA on 06/19/1992 under NDA 020180; the application holder is Organon LLC A Sub of Organon and Co.
The latest NADAC for FINASTERIDE 1 MG TABLET is $0.04 per unit (as of 10/28/2026).
Holder Organon LLC A Sub of Organon and CoApplication NDA 020180Approved 06/19/1992
01Patents and exclusivity
When competition can legally begin. A generic can launch once both exclusivity and the last listed patent expire, unless a court or settlement says otherwise.
- Latest patent
- No Proscar patent listed in the Orange Book Orange Book
02Competition
- Generics
- 9 generic makers Orange Book
- First generic approved
- 06/19/2006 Orange Book
Every listingEach listing and maker behind the generics count.
Price erosionHow NADAC moves as generics enter.
PrescribersWho prescribes it, from Medicare data.
Available in the full Finasteride profile.See what is included
03Supply and price
- FDA drug shortage
- ClearNot on the current shortage list FDA shortages
- NADAC
- $0.04 per unitFINASTERIDE 1 MG TABLET, as of 10/28/2026 CMS NADAC
- Latest recall
- 02/07/2025Class II, Finasteride Ndc# 82187-1003-1 Container..., Aspen Biopharma Labs Pvt., Ltd. FDA enforcement
04Product
- Application holder
- Organon LLC A Sub of Organon and Co Orange Book
- Application
- NDA 020180 Orange Book
- First approved
- 06/19/1992 Orange Book
- Dosage forms
- tablet
- Routes
- oral
- Other brand names
- Propecia
Sources: FDA Orange Book, FDA Purple Book, FDA drug shortages, FDA enforcement reports and CMS NADAC, read through QOPE. Not medical or legal advice.