- History
- Advisories
- Grey literature →
- Regulatory activity →
- Pharmacovigilance systems
- Patient support, advocacy & resources
- Hair loss discussions & media
- Medical & industry organizations
- Telehealth companies →
- Patents →
History
Sources on the early history of finasteride
Advisories
National Center for Health Research (US): Taking Propecia or Proscar to Prevent Hair Loss is Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and Sexual Problems
Prescrire (France)
- Finasteride 1 mg in Drugs to Avoid 2021. (pp. 3–4).
- More articles in English available by searching (license required)
- “A drug to avoid” (Dec 2020, French)
- “More dangerous than useful” (Dec 2019, French)
- “There are better options than finasteride” (Jan 2019, French)
UK MHRA: Finasteride: potential risk of male breast cancer • MHRA Assessment Report (Dec 11, 2014)
Worst Pills, Best Pills, a project of Public Citizen (US). Finasteride Drug Profile: “Do Not Use.” (Subscription required for full article)
Grey literature
See the grey literature bibliography for documents outside the peer-reviewed literature such as dissertations and blog posts.
Regulatory history
Pharmacovigilance systems
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard
WHO VigiAccess (public access to VigiBase data)
Patient support, advocacy & resources
Organizations
AVFIN (Aide aux Victimes du Finastéride) – France
PFS Network – Australia, US & global
PFS Research Association – Germany
Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation – United States
RxISK.org: “A free, independent drug safety website to help you weigh the benefits of any medication against its potential dangers.”
Discussion & support
Reddit: r/FinasterideSyndrome • r/PostFinSyndrome
Sindrome Post Finasteride Forum Italia – Italy
There have been relevant discussions on FrankTalk and Ray Peat Forum (search for ‘finasteride’).
See also: Where are firsthand reports of lasting dysfunctions?
Hair loss discussions & media
The Bald Truth
- Radio show
- Bald Truth Talk community
- See also: American Hair Loss Association below, founded by host Spencer Kobren)
HairLossTalk forum – Online Health Networks, Inc.
Hair Restoration Social Network (Background)
Medical & industry organizations
Medical specialty associations
American Academy of Dermatology
American Urological Association
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS)
Industry associations
American Hair Loss Association (founded by Spencer Kobren, host of The Bald Truth — see Hair loss discussions & media)
Telehealth companies
See a separate page on telehealth companies such as Hims, Keeps and Roman which prescribe finasteride as a treatment for hair loss.
Patents
See Patents