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February 10, 2012: More men say lives are ruined as word spreads on Propecia’s side effects

Date: 13 Feb 2012
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By: John Peige, Baltimore Courts Examiner " "Thank you for your Propecia pieces. I'm 50 and started the med when I was 37. It’s destroyed my life."   D.W. -- Los Angeles After reading The Examiner's recently published articles on the devastating side effects of the hair growth drug Propecia, a reader sent the above email. He's not alone: As word gets out, many more men are now coming forward...

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Propecia Sexual Side Effects: An Overview

Date: 09 Feb 2012
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By: Emedtv.com "Propecia® (finasteride) is a prescription medication that is used for hair loss treatment in men with certain types of male pattern baldness. As with all medicines, side effects are possible, and some can affect a person's sexual well-being. In the case of Propecia, sexual side effects that have been reported include: Decreased sex drive (libido). Impotence. Impotence is usually...

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January 14, 2012: Federal Consolidation of Propecia Lawsuits

Date: 20 Jan 2012
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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. Merck Prefers New Jersey Merck has suggested that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation should...

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FDA Post-Marketing Experience Now Lists “Depression” as side effect of PROPECIA

Date: 23 Dec 2011
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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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Hair-growth Drug Tied to Male Sexual Problems -

Date: 23 Dec 2011
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By: Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience's Bad Medicine "The hair-growth drug finasteride, commonly marketed under the trademark name Propecia, can cause persistent sexual dysfunction well after you stop the medication, according to a study released today (March 18) in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Doctors have long known that finasteride can cause impotence and related sexual problems. Finasteride...

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Suit: Drug to combat male baldness affecting sexual function

Date: 23 Dec 2011
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By: Marie McCullough, Inquirer Staff Writer "Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. is being sued in the United States and Canada by young men who say the drug finasteride, widely prescribed to fight male hair loss, left them with permanent sexual dysfunction after they quit taking it. They allege that Merck has long known that sexual side effects can persist and that the company even added...

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