Emerging evidence & commentary on risks of finasteride as a treatment for hair loss
The research base spans many disciplines and goes back almost 50 years. To help researchers get oriented, an on-ramp was added. In the Systems & functions area, a new bibliography was added: Adverse effects on skin, comprising nine case reports. The gynecomastia bibliography has been expanded. The bibliography on the musculoskeletal system has been expanded … Read more
Regulators added warnings, the New York Post covered finasteride harms, and two influencers urged followers to avoid the drug.
In June 2022, the FDA required the addition of ‘suicidal ideation and behavior’ to the Propecia (finasteride 1 mg) label. In July, France’s national drug regulator ANSM added materials to help patients better understand the risks of finasteride.
SUMMARY The Sexual Medicine Society of North America hosted a webinar including a talk about sexual dysfunction induced by finasteride and SSRIs. A study by Baylor researchers finding altered gene expression in post-finasteride patients was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The FDA added a new adverse event to the Propecia label: Hematospermia. The … Read more