Dividing Generic Finasteride 5mg into Equal Fifths?

I FINALLY convinced my doctor to prescribe me proscar instead of propecia, since it costs SO much now for propecia. I noticed however, that when i got out of the office, instead of writing for me to quarter the tablets daily, he wrote a script for only 6 pills with instructions to divide into 1/5ths daily. Geesh—why are doctor’s so reluctant to write a script for proscar!!!!!!

Anyway—since now I have to cut into 1/5ths (which i didn’t want to do), how can i evenly divide a round pill into equal fifths??

(or……..IF brand-name proscar is easier to divide into fifths, maybe I should request the brand-name at the pharmacy!???)

The problem with cutting the Proscar or the generic 5mg finasteride pills into five equal parts is the reality of using this for treating hair loss. The pill has a tendency to fall apart or crack unevenly. For those that do chose to cut the 5mg finasteride pills, I usually suggest making it into 4 pieces so that it is more manageable.