TLDR No clear link between finasteride use and acute pancreatitis risk.
This study investigated the association between finasteride use and acute pancreatitis in Taiwan using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program database. The study found no significant association between finasteride use and the risk of acute pancreatitis. However, the study had some limitations, including the inability to determine whether subjects actually ingested finasteride and the low prescription rate of finasteride in cases and controls. The authors suggest that further studies with a larger sample size are needed to clarify this issue.
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