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Finasteride 5 mg vs spironolactone 100 mg

Proportion of participants who reported an adverse event · women with hirsutism

Finasteride 5 mg showed no clear difference in proportion of participants who reported an adverse event compared with spironolactone 100 mg (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.2 [0.03, 1.41]
1 study · 20 participants
Moderate

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Proportion of participants who reported an adverse event · women with hirsutism

It is very uncertain whether finasteride 5 mg changes proportion of participants who reported an adverse event compared with flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d. (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.87 [0.57, 26.24]
3 studies · 115 participants
Very low

Finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg vs placebo

Proportion of participants who reported an adverse event · women with hirsutism

It is very uncertain whether finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg changes proportion of participants who reported an adverse event compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.13 [0.48, 2.67]
3 studies · 67 participants
Very low