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European Medicines Agency: These Medicines May Cause Suicidal Thoughts

The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has confirmed suicidal thoughts as a side effect of finasteride 1 mg and 5 mg tablets. The frequency of the side effect is unknown. The majority of suicidal thoughts were reported in patients taking finasteride 1 mg tablets for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia). The product information for these products already includes a warning…
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has confirmed suicidal thoughts as a side effect of finasteride 1 mg and 5 mg tablets. The frequency of the side effect is unknown. The majority of suicidal thoughts were reported in patients taking finasteride 1 mg tablets for the treatment of male pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia). The product information for these products already includes a warning…

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Terveyden Asialla broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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