"Finasteride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An orally active 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE inhibitor. It is used as a surgical alternative for treatment of benign PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.
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D018120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.054.079.500 D04.210.500.925.100.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Finasteride" by people in Profiles.
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Anti-androgens may protect against severe COVID-19 outcomes: results from a prospective cohort study of 77 hospitalized men. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Jan; 35(1):e13-e15.
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May patients receiving 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors be in higher risk of COVID-19 complications? Med Hypotheses. 2020 Jul; 140:109751.
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Finasteride and androgenic alopecia; from therapeutic options to medical implications. J Dermatolog Treat. 2020 Jun; 31(4):415-421.
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A population-based study of the risk of osteoporosis and fracture with dutasteride and finasteride. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 May 22; 19(1):160.
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Prescribing to save patients money: Ethical considerations. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 04; 78(4):826-828.
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Comment on "Hidradenitis suppurativa in children treated with finasteride-A case series". Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 01; 35(1):158.
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Evidence-based (S3) guideline for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women and in men - short version. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Jan; 32(1):11-22.
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Efficacy of Isotretinoin and Acitretin in Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Retrospective Analysis of 54 Cases. J Drugs Dermatol. 2017 Oct 01; 16(10):988-992.
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Dyslipidemia in patients with androgenetic alopecia. Statins, finasteride or both? J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Jun; 31(6):921-922.
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The 5-alpha reductase inhibitor finasteride reduces dyskinesia in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Exp Neurol. 2017 05; 291:1-7.