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MHRA 📅 29 Apr 2024 ⏱ 1 min read Mental Health / Psychiatry

Finasteride: reminder of the risk psychiatric side effects and of sexual side effects (which may persist after discontinuation of treatment)

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A patient alert card is being introduced for men taking finasteride to help raise awareness of the risk of psychiatric side effects and sexual dysfunction, including the potential for sexual dysfunction to persist after trea… This content is

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