Propecia.com offline

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The website now says

Thank you for visiting propecia.com.

This Web site is not currently available.

Then down the bottom.. in bold letters...

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Interesting.

[Hurts]

hmmmmmmmmmm....

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

That is strange. I am going to call my Merck tomorrow and find out what is going on. I often tell my consultation patients to go to that site to get more information before taking Propecia.

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The Proscar website is also down -

http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/p/proscar.html

Its most likely legal stuff to do with the lawsuits Merek are facing.

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But it would be good to know of any extra info,

Please keep us updated with your discussions.

[Follicle Death Row]

Big lawsuits are starting now apparently. They're doing it to protect themselves. The whole ring the FDA to report side effects thing is worrying though. Merck don't exactly have the best track record in recent years; Vioxx, Singulair, now Propecia? This Replicel treatment can't come soon enough. Even if it's just 20% regrowth and no further loss long term it would be so much better. It will smash 20% though I should think.

[Follicle Death Row]

That is strange. I am going to call my Merck tomorrow and find out what is going on. I often tell my consultation patients to go to that site to get more information before taking Propecia.

That's good to hear that you make sure they're fully informed. The HT doctor I consulted did the same and made me aware of all the pros and potential cons and wrote me a script. He told me to have a think about it and read up on it before I decided one way or another. I decided it wasn't for me as I'm very risk adverse.

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

Kind of interesting how this is all happening just before Propecia or 1mg Finasteride is going to be available in a generic prescription.

[Havok]

i'm kinda concerned about all this... i might pick up another year's worth of finasteride at target before they pull those pills off every pharmacy store.

WTH is going on??

[Follicle Death Row]

I'd understand if the site became redundant when the propecia patent expires next year but what's up with the big ring the FDA if you have side effects bit? Are they trying to reassess it before the patent runs out in case they have to pull it? Hope it's much ado about nothing for the guys taking finasteride.

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I don't think this should effect anybody decision to use finasteride. The studys are out there and they consistantly show a similar side effect profile, and has been followed up to 10 years with thousands of people. Its not a Merek conspiracy, DUT shows similar %'s.

However there is no doubt some people are experiencing long term side effects after quiting the drug.

The sticking point with the legal cases is if Merek had known the potential for permanent side effects and not acted.

[BaldingBoy]

That is strange. I am going to call my Merck tomorrow and find out what is going on. I often tell my consultation patients to go to that site to get more information before taking Propecia.

Dr. Charles, have you heard anything back from your contact at Merck? I registered just to ask this question since I am very worried by this. The other Merck drug pages are still active so I don't think this is some kind of fluke...

[Tracy C]

...but what's up with the big ring the FDA if you have side effects bit?

I have seen this notice on every medication I have ever read about.

The sticking point with the legal cases is if Merek had known the potential for permanent side effects and not acted.

If they didn't know it before and they want to make sure they know it now, they would need to get peoples attention and ask them to report it.

[robbie25]

I don't think this should effect anybody decision to use finasteride. The studys are out there and they consistantly show a similar side effect profile, and has been followed up to 10 years with thousands of people. Its not a Merek conspiracy, DUT shows similar %'s.

However there is no doubt some people are experiencing long term side effects after quiting the drug.

The sticking point with the legal cases is if Merek had known the potential for permanent side effects and not acted.

One thing that is relevent I think is how mental the ED side effect is....in other words, once you experience ED ON the drug, it's entirely possible that the negative feelings of that experienece (and the "trying too hard" aspect) could continue to cause ED OFF the drug, even though it's not the Fin anymore causing the effects.

I think I read somewhere that the prevalence of ED on subjects who didn't know that ED was a side was like 2%, whereas when tehy DID know that ED was a possibility it was closer to 20%. It's not hard to extrapolate that 18% of that 20% were probably not caused by the fear of ED, and not the drug itself.

[damielmillo]

This is all BS.... can you explain to me that more than 1 year off Finasteride i have no force and volume eyaculation and donīt have morning erections??
This is mental??
Please, Finasteride is a poison...i am 25 years old and this sh*t destroy my life
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