Summary Safety Review - Finasteride - Assessing the Potential Risk of Serious Muscle-Related Side Effects

Name: Summary Safety Review - Finasteride - Assessing the Potential Risk of Serious Muscle-Related Side Effects
Creator: Health Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Health Canada reviewed the risk of potential serious muscle-related side effects with finasteride use because of reports in which these events were seen in patients treated with Propecia and Proscar. The safety review focussed on potential risks of serious muscle-related adverse events such as rhabdomyolysis (pain in muscles with breakdown of muscle tissue and an increase in certain muscle proteins known as creatine kinase [CK] enzymes, myopathy (disease of muscles with pain and an increase in CK enzymes) and muscle disorders such as pain, weakness, atrophy (wasting) or stiffness.

Publisher: Health Canada
Resources: 2
Catalogue metadata updated: 2024-05-09

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