I Got My Propecia Prescription Filled at a Different Pharmacy and Now I See Results!

Hello Dr. Rassman-
I have been taking propecia for over 4 years. I am a transplant patient and have had success with that but wanted to keep the rest of my hair also. I was never really convinced of the quality of results from propecia which had been supplied by the transplant doctor only, but kept at it. Recently, I had to get a new prescription and decided to fill it locally at my local pharmacy. It has been almost two months, and I now seem to be getting the results I was expecting. Is it possible that previous filled prescriptions could have included inferior sources of propecia? I’ve not seen or heard of anyone else with a similar experience. Have you? Thank you for your time

I’ve not heard of a situation like this. I really don’t have any reason to believe the Propecia supplied by your doctor is any different than the Propecia from your local pharmacy. If you are concerned, I would get the two different samples and contact Merck with your concerns. They have anti-counterfeiting procedures in place, which you can find out more about here. Did your local pharmacy provide you with Propecia or generic finasteride, because perhaps the dosing is different?