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Anti-baldness drug can cause men to lose interest in alcohol, reports the media.
This report is based on a small survey of young men who had been taking the drug, finasteride.
The survey found that the men reported drinking less at the time of the survey than before they started taking the drug. However, this was on average five years earlier, so it is not clear how well these men could remember what they drank so far in the past.
Also, as the study had no control group who didn t take the drug, it s not possible to say that these changes wouldn t have happened naturally over time as the men aged. The results may also not be representative of what might be seen in older men, men taking the drug for its other use (enlarged prostate), or men who do not experience other side effects of the drug.
Overall, these findings are inconclusive. Larger studies, ideally with a control group, are needed to assess the effects of the drug on alcohol consumption.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by a single researcher from The George Washington University in the US. No sources of funding were reported. It was published in the peer reviewed journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
The media reports the results of the study, but not any of its fairly extensive limitations.
What kind of research was this?
This was a cross sectional study reporting on the alcohol consumption among men taking the drug finasteride. This anti-male-hormone drug is licensed to treat enlargement of the prostate and male pattern hair loss
This report is based on a small survey of young men who had been taking the drug, finasteride.
The survey found that the men reported drinking less at the time of the survey than before they started taking the drug. However, this was on average five years earlier, so it is not clear how well these men could remember what they drank so far in the past.
Also, as the study had no control group who didn t take the drug, it s not possible to say that these changes wouldn t have happened naturally over time as the men aged. The results may also not be representative of what might be seen in older men, men taking the drug for its other use (enlarged prostate), or men who do not experience other side effects of the drug.
Overall, these findings are inconclusive. Larger studies, ideally with a control group, are needed to assess the effects of the drug on alcohol consumption.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by a single researcher from The George Washington University in the US. No sources of funding were reported. It was published in the peer reviewed journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
The media reports the results of the study, but not any of its fairly extensive limitations.
What kind of research was this?
This was a cross sectional study reporting on the alcohol consumption among men taking the drug finasteride. This anti-male-hormone drug is licensed to treat enlargement of the prostate and male pattern hair loss
