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A sharp rise in the use of hair-loss drugs is now prompting the Danish Medicines Agency to urge both doctors and men to think twice about whether it’s worth the risk.

It can cause impotence and suicidal thoughts. Yet hair-loss drugs are booming

Illustration: Karina Kofoed. Foto: Pixabay
Illustration: Karina Kofoed. Foto: Pixabay
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På få år er forbruget af et omstridt lægemiddel mod mandligt hårtab eksploderet. For det virker, men har også nogle bivirkninger, der rejser spørgsmålet, om hvorvidt sådan et lægemiddel overhovedet bør være tilladt.

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