
Men with receding hairlines who are considering whether to take the hair-loss drug likely know of Propecia risks from their doctor and from the warning label, which states that 1-2 percent of Propecia users may experience temporary sexual problems.
Enter social media. It is encouraging that more social media channels are unbiased and reporting that the percentage of Propecia users is a lot higher. And they are reporting that for many men, the sexual side effects are permanent. Propecia can also lead to suicide. Here is a Twitter posted by Resource Discoveries, a company that describes itself as providing unbiased scientific information about certain drugs:
“@Merck Randall Santmann, another propecia victim who’ll never see another new year@billburr https://t.co/cfo7czbwNu https://t.co/udjE2sQNr8”
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And the medical community is increasingly warning about Propecia. Recently, Mensjournal.com quoted Dr. Nelson Novick, a clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. "My yardstick for treating any patient is, what would I do if this were my own son? Ten years ago I would have answered differently, but now I would not feel comfortable recommending Propecia to a young, sexually active man.”
With increasing bombardments from social media and other media channels, the medical community and lawsuits, Merck must be feeling somewhat pressured.