Cutting finasteride pills

I’m having some trouble cutting these 5 mg Aurobindo finasteride tablets that the pharmacy gave me. They’re film-coated. I think before I had a different brand which was easier to cut into 4 pieces, but the pharmacy says the non-coated tablets are not available anymore. Should I ask for a different brand? Or ask my doctor for a prescription of 1mg tablets, which are about 10 times more expensive, just to be safe? What do you guys use and how do you do it?

Because finasteride is stored in the hair follicle for up to 6 days, you can take one pill every 4 days if you want a quarter of a dose. That is as good as cutting the pills.