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Article: Merck's Propecia(R) Now Available In U.S. Pharmacies; Once-a-Day Pill Offered in Convenient ProPak(TM)

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January 21, 1998
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WEST POINT, Pa., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Propecia(R) (finasteride 1 mg), the first and only pill to treat male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia), for use in men only, is now available on pharmacy shelves nationwide, Merck & Co., Inc. announced today. Propecia was given marketing clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 19, 1997.

"We began shipping Propecia on January 2 and have now achieved full national distribution. This should be good news to the thousands of men who have been asking Merck when Propecia would be available. We wanted to ensure that it would be available as quickly as possible for all the men waiting to take ...

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