the modern twist is that large health startups like Hims and 23andme are getting into the compounding business and the drug makers arent happy to have the competition.
After that, I decided to just allow nature to take its course on my hairline.
Lots of drugs are bad for pregnant and/or nursing women. Propecia is not particularly special in this regard, nor is it especially dangerous compared to all the other drugs out there which are also bad for pregnant women.
"Do not handle" is a warning for topical formulations, just because those are intended to be absorbed transdermally.