MedPage Today (11/11, Monaco) reports, “The alopecia treatment finasteride (Propecia) was tied to suicidality in male users,” investigators concluded. After examining data on some “3,200 users,” investigators found “2,926 reports of psychological adverse events – defined as cases of depression and anxiety – associated with the use of finasteride,” which “equated to a more than four times higher chance of experiencing depression and anxiety while using finasteride.” What’s more, researchers “found a 63% higher odds of experiencing suicidality…with a more than four times higher chance of experiencing suicidal ideation.” The findings were published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Dermatology.
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