title: Comment on the appropriateness of The Prostate publishing a trial comparing Permixon to finasteride without a placebo control group.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Gillenwater
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018120:Finasteride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010919:Placebos; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012107:Research Design; D028024:Serenoa
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010919:Placebos; D010936:Plant Extracts; D018120:Finasteride; C040972:saw palmetto extract