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SexyKitty
I have 2 friends that have both taken Propecia and have seen significant regrowth. Now, I dont know how much hairloss they had compared to your brother but what i can say is that it definitely works better for that "front, receding hairline" kinda hairloss compared to "male pattern baldness", the kind at the back of the head.
They said in order to see results you have to take it daily for at least a year, anything less than that wont do much. Now if your brother is as bald as you say he is, he may not see total regrowth but at least a bit, and will maintain what he has.
Proscar is the same molecule as Propecia, just a different strength (5mg and its for BPH as suppose 1mg and for baldness). Its less expensive than Propecia so some doctors will just write a script for Proscar instead and then the person would alter how they take it to get a dose close to Propecia (I think they split the tabs and take it every other day but not sure)
Sorry, I dont know much about rogaine, I only have second hand information that propecia does work better. If anything, these drugs are quite safe, your brother wouldnt have much to lose by trying it and it sure is cheaper than a hair transplant.