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 […]
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PFS Foundation Web Traffic Up 33% Year Over Year
SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 5, 2016 – Traffic to the PFS Foundation website rose 33.6 percent in 2015, compared to 2014, according to Google Analytics. Concurrently, users in 161 countries—or 82.5 percent of the world (as defined by the 195 nations recognized by the U.S. Department of State)—accessed information on the condition via PFSFoundation.org in 2015, […]
Abstracts from February 2013 PFS Roundtable Research Discussion in Italy
SOMERSET, N.J., March 25, 2013 – The roundtable discussion at the 7th international steroids and nervous system meeting in Orbassano (TO), Italy, February 16th – 20th 2013, included scientific presentations and discussions amongst multiple medical researchers regarding the Post-Finasteride Syndrome. This event was a great opportunity for the PFS Foundation to increase awareness of PFS […]
‘We Wouldn’t Recommend That Any Man Take’ Finasteride, Urologist at University Hospital Zurich Tells Swiss TV News Magazine
May 20, 2018 Dear Friends: Yet another European nation has taken to the airwaves with PFS awareness. This time it’s Switzerland. The network is Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). And the program is Puls. On May 7, the weekly health-news magazine debuted a special report titled Do Anti-Baldness Remedies Make You Impotent? (English-subtitled version here.) […]
Leading German Paper Calls on Federal Institute for Drugs to Better Educate Doctors, Patients on PFS
March 12, 2018 Dear Friends: PFS is a growing concern in Germany, too. Ditto Albania. In December, we told you that the French National Agency for Drug Safety (ANSM) launched a public-awareness campaign warning against reported mood changes in Propecia patients, “particularly depression, and suicidal ideation.” Now we’re encouraged to report that Die Zeit, Germany’s […]
Reminder: Report PFS Symptoms to National Pharmacovigilance Authorities
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 […]
Data Available on Adverse Side Effects of 5α-RIs Don’t Conclusively Suggest They’re Safe, Say Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine
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 […]
U.S. National Institutes of Health Adds PFS to Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
May 19, 2015 Dear Public Health Official: The U.S. National Institutes of Health recently added post-finasteride syndrome (PFS) to its Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, noting that: “Studies are underway to understand the safety profile of 5-alpha reductase inhibitor drugs with respect to adverse events…and their permanency.” This federal listing of PFS comes in […]
Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation Sponsors PFS Roundtable for Medical Researchers at International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System
SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 5, 2012 – The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation is sponsoring a round-table discussion on PFS at the University of Milan’s 7th International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System conference in Torino, Italy, Feb. 19, 2013. Titled “Effects of Finasteride Treatment on the Nervous System,” the event is being organized by Roberto Melcangi, […]
Foundation Launches Website to Fund Research into Post-Finasteride Syndrome
The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation today launched its website, PFSFoundation.org. The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation is dedicated to helping fund research on the characterization, underlying biologic mechanisms and treatments of the post-finasteride syndrome (PFS).