Proscar and Mevacor drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Proscar (finasteride) and Mevacor (lovastatin). Common drug interactions include psychological trauma among females and burning sensation among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Proscar and Mevacor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 68 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Proscar?

Proscar has active ingredients of finasteride. It is often used in prostate examination abnormal. eHealthMe is studying from 13,379 Proscar users. Check the latest studies of Proscar.

What is Mevacor?

Mevacor has active ingredients of lovastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 4,988 Mevacor users. Check the latest studies of Mevacor.

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On Aug, 25, 2026

68 people who take Proscar and Mevacor together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Proscar and Mevacor, by gender? *:

female:

Psychological trauma
Sinus bradycardia (an unusually slow heartbeat due to heart disease)
Syncope (loss of consciousness with an inability to maintain postural tone)
Weakness
Anxiety
Emotional distress
Pain
Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
Bundle branch block (disruption in the normal flow of electrical pulses that drive the heart beat)
Feeling jittery

male:

Burning sensation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe)
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets)
Pneumonia
Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
Renal injury (kidney injury)
Tubulointerstitial nephritis (a form of nephritis affecting the interstitium of the kidneys surrounding the tubules)
Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
Cardiac disorder

What are the common drug interactions of Proscar and Mevacor, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

Feeling jittery
Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
Syncope (loss of consciousness with an inability to maintain postural tone)

40-49:

Anxiety
Emotional distress
Haemoglobin decreased
Haemolysis (breaking open of red blood cells and the release of haemoglobin into the surrounding fluid)
Pain
Platelet count decreased
Psychological trauma

50-59:

Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
Rash erythematous (redness of the skin)
Swelling
Anxiety
Application site pruritus (application site severe itching of the skin)
Burning sensation
Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin resulting from direct irritation by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it)
Dermatitis contact (skin reaction (dermatitis) resulting from exposure to allergens)
Emotional distress
Pain

60+:

Lung disorder (lung disease)
Asbestosis (chronic lung disease caused by scarring of lung tissue, which stems from prolonged exposure to asbestos)
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets)
Pneumonia
Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
Renal injury (kidney injury)
Tubulointerstitial nephritis (a form of nephritis affecting the interstitium of the kidneys surrounding the tubules)
Cardiac disorder
Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 9 people, 13.24%
Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 5 people, 7.35%
Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 7.35%
Diabetic Neuropathy (neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus): 5 people, 7.35%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 5 people, 7.35%
Sleep Disorder: 4 people, 5.88%
Renal Disorder (kidney disease): 4 people, 5.88%
Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves): 4 people, 5.88%
High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 5.88%
Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 4 people, 5.88%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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