Investigation of Suicidality and Psychological Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Finasteride
Author(s) -
DavidDan Nguyen,
Maya Marchese,
Eugene B. Cone,
Marco Paciotti,
Shehzad Basaria,
Naeem Bhojani,
QuocDien Trinh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.3385
Subject(s) - finasteride , medicine , adverse effect , dutasteride , male pattern baldness , tamsulosin , pharmacovigilance , anxiety , psychiatry , hyperplasia , prostate cancer , dermatology , cancer , prostate , scalp
There is ongoing controversy about the adverse events of finasteride, a drug used in the management of alopecia and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In 2012, reports started emerging on men who had used finasteride and either attempted or completed suicide.
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