**** For those on Proscar please read ****

[Gel]

I was looking for info on Proscar and saw this warning about it, I imagine it's something overlooked by a lot of users and ultimately a lot of people buy the 5mg pills then split them up so it is especially relevant..........just a little heads up from me...just in case.
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A warning about PROSCAR and pregnancy.

PROSCAR is for use by MEN only. Women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use PROSCAR. They should also not handle crushed or broken tablets of PROSCAR.

If a woman who is pregnant with a male baby absorbs the active ingredient in PROSCAR after oral use or through the skin, it may cause the male baby to be born with abnormalities of the sex organs.

PROSCAR tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed.

If a woman who is pregnant comes into contact with the active ingredient in PROSCAR, a doctor should be consulted.

Remember, these warnings apply only when the woman is pregnant or could potentially be pregnant.

 

[The_Chemist]

WTF.

Why would pregnant women be handling finasteride???????

 

[b1ewsw32]

Small amounts of finasteride have been recovered from the semen of subjects receiving finasteride @5mg/day. Although finasteride has been shown to be teratogenic in experimental animals,it is not known whether a male fetus may be adversely affected if his mother is exposed to the semen of a patient being treated with finasteride. Therefore, when the patient's sexual partner is or may become pregnant, the patient should either avoid exposure of his partner to semen, by using a condom,or discontinue finasteride.

Keep in mind that these warnings,precautions,contra-indications,drug interactions and adverse effect profiles in the drug monographs are written by lawyers who protect the pharmaceutical company from any possible associated occurence from the medication.
If 1/1000 patients reported slipping on a banana peel while on a drug, then you best believe it will be listed as an adverse effect.
On a positive note most companies state..."that although the patient slipped on a banana peel while on drug"X", it was not necessarily caused by drug"X".

Can Fam Physician. 2001 Dec;47:2469-70. Related Articles, Links


Finasteride. Does it affect spermatogenesis and pregnancy?

Pole M, Koren G.

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.

QUESTION: A few women have asked me whether finasteride, taken by their partners for male pattern baldness, will affect their pregnancies. The product monograph is very alarming: it sounds as if even handling the medication could cause harm, especially to a male fetus. Should a man stop taking finasteride if his partner is planning pregnancy or is pregnant? What is the risk to the fetus if its mother accidentally handles crushed or broken tablets? ANSWER: To date, there are no reports of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women exposed to finasteride. Taking 1 mg of finasteride daily did not have any clinically significant effect on men's semen. Absorption through the skin while handling tablets is extremely unlikely to cause fetal exposure or harm. There is no reason to discontinue the drug. Motherisk is currently following up women who are pregnant or planning pregnancy and whose partners are taking finasteride.

Although 1mg/day will be sufficient for most people, men who need 5mg/day because of a BPH indication, should abstain to be on the safe side,as further studies are required for this dosage.

 

[Dr. M]

MAN, am I ever glad I'm not pregnant... WHEW!

-M

 

[PowderDragon]

yea, don't see why a woman would be taking finist in the first place