Finasteride and Dementia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Dementia is reported as a side effect among people who take Finasteride (finasteride), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Nuplazid, and have Parkinson's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dementia when taking Finasteride. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 42,469 people who have side effects when taking Finasteride from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Finasteride?

Finasteride has active ingredients of finasteride. It is often used in prostate examination abnormal. eHealthMe is studying from 44,177 Finasteride users. Check the latest studies of Finasteride.

What is Dementia?

Dementia (madness) is found to be associated with 1,210 drugs and 1,806 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dementia.

On Apr, 22, 2026

42,469 people reported to have side effects when taking Finasteride.
Among them, 161 people (0.38%) have Dementia.

Among these 161 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Finasteride:

Finasteride (44,177 reports)

Dementia treatments and more:

Dementia (44,271 reports)

How severe was Dementia and when was it recovered:

Dementia in Finasteride

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of finasteride:

Dementia and drugs with ingredients of finasteride (228 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Finasteride:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Dementia:

Dementia (1,210 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dementia:

Dementia (1,806 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .
Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on finasteride (the active ingredients of Finasteride) and Finasteride (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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