Finasteride induced depression: a prospective study |
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| Authors: | Babak Rahimi-Ardabili Ramin Pourandarjani Peiman Habibollahi Amir Mualeki |
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| Institution: | (1) Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;(2) Sina's clinic of Dermatology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;(3) Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | Background Finasteride is a competitive inhibitor of 5 alpha-reductase enzyme, and is used for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
and androgenetic alopecia. Animal studies have shown that finasteride might induce behavioral changes. Additionally, some
cases of finasteride-induced depression have been reported in humans. The purpose of this study was to examine whether depressive
symptoms or anxiety might be induced by finasteride administration. |
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