Finasteride
October 2020
in “
Reactions Weekly
”
TLDR Finasteride can cause multiple side effects like tremors, dry skin, and rapid aging.
A case report describes an adult male patient who developed various toxicities, including tremors, xeroderma, xerophthalmia, hypothermia, palpitations, muscle spasms, rapid ageing, swollen face, and facial flushing during treatment with finasteride for androgenic alopecia. The duration of treatment to reaction onsets and outcomes was not stated.