Can You Prescribe Dutasteride Over the Phone?

Dr. Rassman,

First off, thank you very much for the time and effort you put into this blog. Also, I’m sorry some people don’t get your sense of sarcasm.

I was wondering what it would take for you to take me on as a distance patient. I am currently in between Norwood Class II and III I believe and my hair has noticable minaturization. I am
a 24 year old male in good health and would like to be on Dutasteride (sp?). Please, when you have a chance, contact me as soon as is convenient.

Thanks Very Much

If you cannot travel to our offices in California, please call my office at 800-NEW-HAIR (800-639-4247) to arrange a private phone consultation with one of our physicians. I do not prescribe dutasteride on a young man who has not given finasteride a chance to work. Some people report that dutasteride knocks down the sperm count, so what else will it do and is it reversible? We don’t know the answers to that yet, so why prescribe something that may not be safe when there is a good, safe, and effective medication (finasteride) out there for young men?