Long-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Dutasteride Versus Finasteride in Patients With Male Androgenic Alopecia in South Korea: A Multicentre Chart Review Study

January 2022 in “ Annals of Dermatology ”

Gwang Seong Choi, Woo-Young Sim, Hoon Chul Kang, Chang Hun Huh, Yang Won Lee, Sumitra Shantakumar, Yu-Fan Ho, Eun-Jeong Oh, Mei Sheng Duh, Wendy Cheng, Priyanka Bobbili, Philippe Thompson-Leduc, Gary Ong

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TLDR Dutasteride is more effective than finasteride for long-term hair growth in men with androgenic alopecia.

This study compared the long-term effectiveness and safety of dutasteride and finasteride in treating male androgenic alopecia (AGA) in 600 South Korean patients. Dutasteride-treated patients (n=295) showed significantly greater improvement in hair growth compared to finasteride-treated patients (n=305), with 80.8% of dutasteride users showing improvement in BASP classification versus 47.8% of finasteride users. Both treatments had similar safety profiles, with low rates of adverse events and treatment discontinuation. The study supports dutasteride's superior efficacy in long-term AGA treatment.

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