Posted by Shezad Malik MD JD
"Merck & Co. has agreed that all Propecia lawsuits filed in federal district courts throughout the United States by men who experienced sexual problems after using their hair-loss drug should be consolidated before one judge for pretrial proceedings.
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Merck has suggested that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation should...
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By Simon Mundie
Newsbeat reporter
"Young men could be risking their sexual health by taking a commonly used anti-baldness drug, claim some doctors.
They say finasteride, sold in the UK as Propecia, can cause serious side effects and isn't adequately labelled.
A quarter of men in their 20s show signs of male pattern baldness, with six and a half million males in the UK affected.
Propecia...
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By: Mickey Rapkin
"Jeff O. was 35 when his wife first confronted him about their increasingly anemic sex life. The couple had gone from almost daily romps to something like once every two months. “I had barely noticed,” Jeff says. “I could have an erection. But it wasn’t nearly as hard as before. And the other thing— ”
There’s more? “Yeah,” says Jeff, a medical sales rep from...
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By: Health Canada
"OTTAWA - Health Canada is informing healthcare practitioners and patients of a labelling update for finasteride drugs to add safety information on rare reports of breast cancer in men.
Finasteride is a prescription drug sold in Canada under two brand names, "Propecia" and "Proscar." Generic finasteride products (1mg and 5mg) are also available on the market. Propecia (1 mg tablets)...
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By: CBC News
"Male breast cancer has been reported in a small number of patients worldwide taking the prescription drug finasteride for male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate, Health Canada says.
Finasteride is a prescription drug sold in Canada under two brand names: Propecia, a one-milligram dose, is used to treat male-pattern hair loss, while Proscar, a five-milligram pill, is for benign...
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By: Rob Stein, Washington Post National
"Federal health officials issued a warning Thursday that drugs used to treat the prostate gland and baldness may increase the risk for the most serious form of prostate cancer.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert that a group of drugs called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors -- which are sold under the names Avodart, Proscar, Jalyn and Propecia...
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By: Jeff Baillon / FOX 9 Investigators
"MINNEAPOLIS - The FOX 9 Investigators delve into concerns abut a popular hair-loss prevention drug that may have permanent sexual side effects for men who use it. Watch the video for the full investigation."
Click here for the full text and video.
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By: CBS News, Miami
Propecia User Suicide: VIDEO UPDATE** Health Watch News Story HERE.
"A grieving mother is warning others about a popular medication, taken by millions, that can cause devastating and long term side effects.
“I’m going to be living the rest of my life without my son,” said Rosemary of New Jersey. Her son Randy was just 22-years-old when he killed himself. His parents...
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From the FDA Website:
"PRECAUTIONS
Increased Risk of High-Grade Prostate Cancer with 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors
Men aged 55 and over with a normal digital rectal examination and PSA ≤3.0 ng/mL at baseline taking finasteride 5 mg/day (5 times the dose of Propecia) in the 7-year Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) had an increased risk of Gleason score 8-10 prostate cancer (finasteride...
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By: Pune Mirror Bureau
"While romantics believe that love can last you a lifetime, sex plays a major part in keeping those embers ignited. In a city where our lives are run by money, we are over-burdened with the weight that jobs bring and it's common to experience a dip in desire, both to love and to make love. Ignorance can be your worst enemy. There are common things we do, things that are part...
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