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Proscar and Interstitial lung disease - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Interstitial lung disease is reported as a side effect among people who take Proscar (finasteride), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Aspirin, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Interstitial lung disease when taking Proscar. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,025 people who have side effects when taking Proscar 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 Interstitial lung disease?

Interstitial lung disease is found to be associated with 1,499 drugs and 1,840 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Interstitial lung disease.

On Aug, 05, 2026

13,025 people reported to have side effects when taking Proscar.
Among them, 29 people (0.22%) have Interstitial lung disease.

Could Proscar cause Interstitial lung disease?

Among these 29 people:

How long have people been on Proscar when they have Interstitial lung disease? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Interstitial lung disease when taking Proscar? *

  • female: 3.7 %
  • male: 96.3 %

What is the age of people who have Interstitial lung disease when taking Proscar? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 4 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 4 %
  • 60+: 92 %

What are other drugs people take besides Proscar? *

  1. Zometa: 9 people, 31.03%
  2. Prilosec: 9 people, 31.03%
  3. Aspirin: 9 people, 31.03%
  4. Protonix: 8 people, 27.59%
  5. Lyrica: 8 people, 27.59%
  6. Revlimid: 8 people, 27.59%
  7. Lipitor: 8 people, 27.59%
  8. Dexamethasone: 8 people, 27.59%
  9. Cymbalta: 8 people, 27.59%
  10. Aredia: 8 people, 27.59%

What are other side effects people have besides Interstitial lung disease? *

  1. Weakness: 11 people, 37.93%
  2. Depression: 10 people, 34.48%
  3. Stress And Anxiety: 10 people, 34.48%
  4. Intervertebral Disc Protrusion (spinal disc protrusion): 9 people, 31.03%
  5. Joint Pain: 9 people, 31.03%
  6. Pain: 9 people, 31.03%
  7. Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 9 people, 31.03%
  8. Loose Tooth: 8 people, 27.59%
  9. Leukopenia (less number of white blood cells in blood): 8 people, 27.59%
  10. Hypocalcaemia (levels of calcium in blood serum are abnormally low): 8 people, 27.59%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 4 people, 13.79%
  2. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 3 people, 10.34%
  3. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 3 people, 10.34%
  4. High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 10.34%
  5. Renal Cancer Metastatic (cancer of kidney spreads to other part): 2 people, 6.90%
  6. Prostatic Adenoma (prostatic non-cancerous tumour): 2 people, 6.90%
  7. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 2 people, 6.90%
  8. Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 3.45%
  9. Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 1 person, 3.45%
  10. 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): 1 person, 3.45%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on finasteride (the active ingredients of Proscar) and Proscar (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).

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