फिनेस्टराइड – प्रेरित आत्मघाती और स्व-गंभीर व्यवहार WHO डेटाबेस में प्रतिकूल दवा प्रतिक्रियाओं का 33% बढ़ जाता है

SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 5, 2016 – Reports of finasteride-induced Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behavior are up 33 percent in the World Health Organization Progamme for International Drug Monitoring’s database of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) for Q4 vs. Q3 2015. Within that category (itself a subcategory of Psychiatric Disorders), suicidal ideaton is up 47.2%; suicide attempts up […]

2016 पीएफएस फाउंडेशन वार्षिक पता

Aug. 4, 2016 Dear Friends: I began last year’s annual address by letting you know how encouraged I was that the National Institutes of Health had not only added PFS to its Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center but linked to our website. Now I’m equally encouraged to note a similar milestone, achieved exactly one […]

पीएफएस जागरूकता में दो यूरोपीय वृत्तचित्र एक मील का पत्थर

SOMERSET, N.J., July 14, 2016 – A pair of European documentaries focusing on post-finasteride syndrome mark the first time the condition has been the subject of extended TV coverage on any continent. The first documentary, titled “Pills in Search of an Illness,” debuted April 19 on the Spanish public TV network TV3 in Barcelona. Reported […]

WHO के VigiBase में फिनेस्टराइड – प्रेरित आत्महत्या 8.4% तक बढ़ जाती है

SOMERSET, N.J., July 13, 2016 – Reports of finasteride-induced completed suicides are up 8.4% in the World Health Organization Progamme for International Drug Monitoring’s database of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) for Q1 through Q2 2016 over Q4 2015. The absolute number of completed suicides rose from 59 to 64 within that period.  Also in the […]

अनुस्मारक: राष्ट्रीय फार्माकोविजिलेंस प्राधिकारियों को पीएफएस लक्षण रिपोर्ट करें

SOMERSET, N.J., Sept. 9, 2015 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation is reminding PFS patients to report all persistent side effects to their respective national pharmacovigilance authorities for inclusion in the World Health Organization Progamme for International Drug Monitoring’s VigiBase database for adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Run by Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), which provides scientific leadership […]

बोस्टन यूनिवर्सिटी स्कूल ऑफ मेडिसिन के शोधकर्ताओं का कहना है कि 5α-RI के प्रतिकूल साइड इफेक्ट्स पर उपलब्ध डेटा वे सुरक्षित नहीं हैं।

SOMERSET, N.J., Sept. 7, 2015 – Data from preclinical and clinical studies have provided substantial evidence that 5α-Reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs) such as finasteride and dutasteride cause loss or reduction of libido, increase the risk of erectile dysfunction and ejaculatory dysfunction, and may contribute to the onset of depression. These agents interfere with the biosynthesis and […]

अनुस्मारक: पीएफएस लक्षणों की रिपोर्ट एफडीए मेडवेच को दें

SOMERSET, N.J., Oct. 29, 2013 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation is reminding PFS patients to report all persistent side effects to the FDA MedWatch program. MedWatch is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s system for detecting safety-hazard signals for pharmaceutical products and medical devices. If a signal is detected, the FDA can issue safety alerts, […]