Finasteride is indicated for the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients with an enlarged prostate to cause regression of the enlarged prostate, improve urinary flow and improve the symptoms associated with BPH and reduced the incidence of acute urinary retention and the need for surgery including transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and prostatectomy. In the treatment of male-pattern baldness (alopecia androgenetica) in men.