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Medicine recalls and shortages › Drug Safety Update › 29 Apr 2024
Drug Safety Update

Finasteride

Published on 29 Apr 2024 · source: MHRA — Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
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 dysfuncti…
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What this means

Drug Safety Update is the MHRA bulletin for healthcare professionals: new safety information, restrictions of use and recommendations for monitoring.

Summary

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 treatment has stopped. Healthcare professionals are reminded to monitor patients for both psychiatric and sexual side effects.

Tracked from information published by the MHRA and the NHSBSA. This information is for guidance only and does not replace advice from your doctor or pharmacist.