The Cardiovascular Safety of Dutasteride

    November 2016 in “ ˜The œJournal of urology/˜The œjournal of urology ”
    Sean C. Skeldon, Erin M. Macdonald, Michael R. Law … David N. Juurlink
    Studysummary In a population-based study, over 72,000 older men were examined, and dutasteride showed no increased risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, or stroke compared to finasteride, as reported by the researchers.
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