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PROSCAR (Prahs -car) Generic name: finasteride (fin-AS-tur-eyed) PROSCAR is for use by men only. Please read this leaflet before you start taking PROSCAR. Also, read it each time you renew your prescription, just in case anything has changed. Remember, this leaflet does not take the place of careful discussions with your doctor.
Finasteride (marketed under the brand names Propecia Â® and Proscar Â®) is a prescription medicine that has been licensed for the following uses: 1  Treatment of male pattern baldness. 2  Treatment of enlarged prostate.