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By: John Peige, Baltimore Courts Examiner "As controversy swirls over the safety of Propecia, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues its silence on the hair-growth drug’s safety. FDA’s inaction comes despite the drug's serious side effects being well-documented in this country and Europe. The FDA’s counterparts in Europe were the first to require Propecia’s maker to include...

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By: John Peige, Baltimore Courts Examiner "The hair growth drug Propecia has come under increasing criticism from doctors and consumers because of devastating side effects that include persistent and permanent male sexual dysfunction, yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration remains silent on the drug’s safety. The FDA did issue a warning last year on Propecia’s link to high-grade prostate...

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By: Laurie, News Inferno "An unidentified man in Colorado has filed suit against the maker of Propecia, claiming the male baldness drug caused him to suffer erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems. The claim, brought in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, is just the latest Propecia lawsuit filed against Merck & Co. by men who say that the drug caused sexual issues. Propecia...

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By Ed Silverman "In recent weeks, lawsuits have been filed in the US and Canada by men who claim their sexual functioning dramatically decreased after taking the Merck Propecia pill that is used to treat hair loss (read one here). Now, a study has reported for the first time that the medicine does, indeed, cause persistent sexual dysfunction, contradicting information disseminated by the drugmaker. Here...

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"By: John Peige Doctors at two of this country’s leading medical schools have linked the hair growth drug Propecia to prolonged and possibly irreversible male sexual dysfunction, clinical depression, breast cancer and high-grade prostate cancer. The drug was approved by the FDA in 1997 to promote hair growth in men suffering from male pattern baldness. As devastating as these revelations are,...

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Submitted by Courthouse News on Jan 10, 2012 "LOS ANGELES -- A man who took the male pattern baldness drug Propecia for four years claims it gave him "severe sexual dysfunction and cognitive impairment." Jason McCord sued Merck & Co. in Federal Court. Merck has been sued at least 15 times in the past two years for similar claims, according to the Courthouse News database. McCord says...

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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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