Propecia Costs Per Year

how long does one need to use propecia to witness the benefits, and does it require continued usage–as in ad infinitum? how much does a yearly prescription cost on average?

Propecia runs between $700-900 / year, plus there are rebates offered by the drug company Merck. Cutting Proscar into 4 pieces will reduce the costs to about 1/3rd, but your doctor will need to be willing to prescribe that to you. Proscar is a prostate medication (finasteride 5mg), while Propecia is the same drug, but in a 1mg pill and FDA approved for the treatment of genetic male pattern hair loss.

There is a generic Proscar available, which also helps cut the cost. A generic Propecia is yet to be available legally in the U.S. due to patent laws.