Propecia Could Be Banned in France By 2013?
Hello,
I don’t know if you are aware about the french situation of propecia, but on the news these days they are talking about the permanent side effects, and a potential permanent erectile dysfunction. The equivalent of the FDA here, AFSSAPS, is talking about a reevaluation. The drug might be forbidden in 2013.
Here is the article, in french
Do you know any others countries where the drug is forbidden ?
Regards.
I ran that link through Google Translate so I could read it, but I didn’t find anything new there that we haven’t covered before. It says they will reassess the medication next year, which could mean there will be a change to the product label or there will be no changes at all. Any action to ban finasteride would impact men with prostate problems and would be unlikely.
What options are available today?
I think the fact that a very influential pharmaceutical regulatory body, the AFSSAPS, is undergoing an evaluation of the dangers of the drug is certain new and has not been covered yet on this blog. While the original poster evaded this issue, I think its pretty serious that an institution with access to much higher quality data (not to mention much higher volume as well) is concerned that the drug has undisclosed dangers. Maybe the FDA, the most influential regulatory body in the world, will soon follow?