US Food and Drug Administration warning regarding finasteride and suicidal ideation: what should urologists know? - Al Saffar H, Xu J, O'Brien JS, Kelly BD, Murphy DG, Lawrentschuk N.

Finasteride competitively inhibits 5 α-reductase (5-AR) isoenzymes, which blocks dihydrotestosterone (DHT) production, thereby reducing DHT. Finasteride is used in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and androgenic alopecia. Amid patient r...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news