Measures to minimise risk of suicidal thoughts with finasteride and dutasteride medicines

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Summary

EMA warns that suicidal thoughts have been confirmed as a side effect of finasteride; evidence does not establish a direct link for dutasteride, and measures ar…

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Diseases / indications

• Androgenetic Alopecia
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Drugs mentioned

• Avodart (dutasteride)
• DUTASTERIDE (Dutasteride)
• FINASTERIDE (FINASTERIDE)
• PROSCAR (FINASTERIDE)
• Propecia (finasteride)

Snippet

Suicidal thoughts confirmed as side effect of finasteride tablets; no direct link found for dutasteride