5-alpha-reductase Inhibitor

5-alpha-reductase Inhibitor

5α-Reductase inhibitors (or 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors) are a group of drugs with antiandrogenic activity, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic (or androgenetic) alopecia. These drugs decrease the levels of available 5α-reductase prior to testosterone's binding with the enzyme, thus reducing levels of dihydrotestosterone that derives from such a bond.