Local Pharmacy Claimed They Cut Up Generic Proscar to Make 1mg Generic Propecia Tablets

Hey Doctor! Huge fan of your site, your clearly the top in the hairloss industry. Here is my question I was on propecia for over a year and decided to switch the generic. Well the generic must have been fake because I would clearly see my hair thinning more and my hairline pull back. I am 21 years old, and thank god switched immediately back to the real version of propecia. I was off propecia for maybe 3-4 weeks max. I was doing great on propecia until the switch.

Do you think my hair is likely to continue to fall-out even though I am back on the drug? Should I consider starting rogaine to bring back those hairs lost in the frontal region?

On a side note, I would continue to recommend informing people of the dangers of the generic, I got the generic from a real pharmacy in the state of NY. There was no way this was the same strength as propecia. I could tell it was so obvious. It was said to be 1mg by the Pharmacy. They claimed they cut up proscar and turned it into 1MG tablets. There was no way this was real though.

If the pharmacy is making 1mg dose tablets, they are breaking the law (violating Merck’s patents). There are many counterfeit pills on the market and the best way to guarantee what you are buying is to get it from reliable sources. If your pharmacist is willing to break the law, I wouldn’t put a lot of faith in the pharmacy selling you reliable medication. Now that you’ve restarted the real medication, the hair loss should subside again. Give it some time. You can add Rogaine if you’d like.