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Below are Avodart (Dutasteride) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Avodart has an overall score of 7.50. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Avodart review by 35 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Alopecia |
| Dosage & duration: | | .5mg taken daily for the period of 3 years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Hair maintainance. Without finasteried or dutasteride patient experienced prickly heat on scalp. With treament, the prickly heat stopped. Had previously taken finasteride and hair had regrown to some extent. |
| Side effects: | | Erections were less frequent and not as firm. Patient seemed to think that his personality was somewhat affected as well, becoming more timid. |
| Comments: | | Take one pill daily in the morning. Seldom skipped dosage. |
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| | Avodart review by 37 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | hair loss |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.5 mg taken 5 x per week for the period of 4 yrs + |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | Minoxidil | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The treatment stopped hair loss and caused some regrowth. Some loss of effectiveness (I beieve due to worsening of underlying condition), but adding a topical solution corrected this. |
| Side effects: | | Difficult to know. May have been slight reduction in libido, and occasional mild depression/anxiety, but not sure about these. |
| Comments: | | 0.5mg taken 5 x per week in the morning. Started taking avodart but then moved onto generic ('Dutas') with no change in effectiveness. |
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