I have seen a few patients who have responded better to finasteride at a higher dose, suggesting that that particular individual just needed a higher dose. If you understand Bell Curves, the 1mg dose determined as the ideal dose by Merck in their original studies used a Bell Curve to make that determination. We can sit on either side of that Bell Curve as we find the ideal dose of finasteride for us.
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