Hyperthyroidism and drugs of ingredients of finasteride (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Hyperthyroidism is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of finasteride, especially for people who are male, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for 2 - 5 years. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 62,986 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of finasteride from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Finasteride, Propecia, Proscar.
62,986 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of finasteride.
Among them, 89 people (0.14%) have Hyperthyroidism
What is Hyperthyroidism?
Hyperthyroidism (over activity of the thyroid gland) is found to be associated with 983 drugs and 1,435 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperthyroidism.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Time on drugs with ingredients of finasteride when people have Hyperthyroidism *:
- < 1 month: 18.75 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 12.5 %
- 2 - 5 years: 37.5 %
- 5 - 10 years: 31.25 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Hyperthyroidism when taking drugs with ingredients of finasteride *:
- female: 2.5300000000000002 %
- male: 97.47 %
Age of people who have Hyperthyroidism when taking drugs with ingredients of finasteride *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 8.33 %
- 30-39: 23.33 %
- 40-49: 3.33 %
- 50-59: 1.67 %
- 60+: 63.33 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
Other side effects people have besides Hyperthyroidism *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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.
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 .
- Dulani S, Dulani R, Lele S, Diagavane S, Anjankar S, Jaiswal N, Subramaniam PS, Juneja R, "Chronic Subdural Haematoma in a Case of Hyperthyroidism Presenting with Papilledema", Chinese Medicine, 2012 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 .
- Dulani S, Dulani R, Lele S, Diagavane S, Anjankar S, Jaiswal N, Subramaniam PS, Juneja R, "Chronic Subdural Haematoma in a Case of Hyperthyroidism Presenting with Papilledema", Chinese Medicine, 2012 Dec .
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on finasteride. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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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