We came to the conclusion that we needed that patient-alert card to be available to patients at the point of access.

What the alert card does is put those [finasteride] warnings on the outside of the [product] packet so that you can absolutely see, at the point of access, what the potential side effects of the drug may be. In our latest review, we came to the conclusion that we needed that patient-alert card to be available to patients at the point of access, and not relying just on the patient-information leaflet inside the box.

—Dr Xand’s Con or Cure Investigates Finasteride, BBC One: April 18, 2025