Three crystalline forms of dutasteride, known in the literature as forms I, II and III, were studied. It has been proved that only form I is an unsolvated form. Both forms II and III are hydrates (pseudopolymorphs).Phase transition studies performed by thermoanalytical techniques and variable temperature PXRD measurements, in the temperature region from 30 to 180°C, revealed that dehydration leads to an unstable phase, which finally transforms into form I. Details of the crystal and molecular structure of form I are presented. Dutasteride form I crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2 1 2 1 2 1 space group with one molecule in the asymmetric part of the unit cell. Dutasteride molecules form a herringbone bond-like pattern with pairs of neighboring 'heads' of lactam groups.