Clinical effects and economical impact of dutasteride and finasteride therapy in Italian men with LUTS

Clinical effects and economical impact of dutasteride and finasteride therapy in Italian men with LUTS

Objectives: To investigate differences in the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)- related hospitalization, for surgical and non-surgical reasons, and of new prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis between patients under dutasteride or finasteride treatment. Material and methods: A retrospective coho...

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Main Authors: Luca Cindolo, Francesco Berardinelli, Caterina Fanizza, Marilena Romero, Luisella Pirozzi, Fabiola Raffaella Tamburro, Fabrizio Pellegrini, Fabio Neri, Andrea Pitrelli, Luigi Schips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Subjects:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Dutasteride
Finasteride
Epidemiology
Medical record-linkage
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/2218

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