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Hairloss Treatments

Regrowth.com believes every consumer should decide which option to treat their hairloss is best for them.
We recommend trying the FDA approved medicinal options in consultation with your physician before trying other treatments.

Click here if you are seeking information on a hairloss treatment not listed below or wish to submit a new treatment for evaluation for listing on our site

FDA Approved Medicinal Treatments
These treatments are medicines specifically approved by the US Food & Drug Administration for the treatment of hairloss.

"Natural" Treatments
These treatments contain only natural ingredients -- vitamins, herbs, minerals, amino acids, etc. Some appear to have a positive beneficial effect for hairloss.

Expected Future Treatments
These treatments have been undergoing extensive research and/or are in the FDA approval pipeline for new treatments.

Propecia (Finasteride 1mg)
Rogaine Extra Strength (also available in generic as Minoxidil 5%)
Rogaine Regular Strength (also available in generic as Minoxidil 2%)
Arginine
Cysteine
Fatty Acids
Green Tea
Polysorbate 80
Proanthocyanidins (Grape Seed Extract)
Saw Palmetto
Vitamin B6
Zinc
Gene Therapy
RU58841

"Off-Label" Medicinal Treatments
"Off-Label" prescriptions are written by a doctor when a medicine is prescribed for a use it was not approved by the FDA to treat. Medications often have uses for which they are not specifically approved.

* - Treatment is regularly prescribed "off-label" for hairloss"

Commercial Treatments
The treatments in this section are commercially available products for sale with the intended use of helping prevent or treat hairloss. We make no endorsement of these products and encourage consumers to use their best judgement in evaluating evidence before buying any product.
Possible Future Treatments
The treatments in this section are either in the early stages of expirimentation or had good early reports but no recent reports regarding their current status or efficacy.
Aldactone / Spironolactone *
Androcur / Cyproterone Acetate (CPA) *
Avodart (Dutasteride) *
Azelex (Skinoren) / Azeleic Acid *
Buserelin / HOE 766
Casodex
Cromakalim
Cyclosporin
Cytadren
Diane-35 *
Diazoxide
Dilantin / Phenytoin
Estradiols / Estrogens *
Flutamide
Inocoterone
Lupron
Nizoral *
Pinacidil
Progesterone *
Proscar / Finasteride 5mg *
Retin-A / Tretinoin *
Tacrolimus
Tagamet
Tempo / Tempol
Turosteride
BioFolic H
DerCap / Aminexil
Electrotrichogenesis
F N S / Follicle Nutrient Serum (Piliel)
Fabao 101
Fluridil
Folligen
GraftCyte
Iamin Gel
Hair Genesis
HairMax LaserComb
Kevis
NANO Shampoo
Nioxin
Nisim
ProGuard
ProMox / ReMox
Proxiphen-N
Revivogen
Tricomin
Thymuskin
Viviscal
"Leo"
FCE 28260, 28175, 27837
FK143
ICI 182,780
LY191704
MK-0434
MK-0963
MK-386
PTHrP
SK&F 105657
TZP-4238
WIN 49596

Treatment Patents
Manipulation of androgen receptors in treatment of hairloss
Delta-17 and delta-20 olefinic and saturated 17 beta-substituted 4-aza-5 alpha-androstan-ones as 5 alpha reductase inhibitors useful in the prevention and treatment of hyperandrogenic disorders
17-ester, amide, and ketone derivatives of 3-oxo-4-azasteroids as 5A-reductase inhibitors
17-ethers and thioethers of 4-aza-steroids
17 urea, thiourea, thiocarbamyl and carbamyl4-azasteroid 5-reductase inhibitors useful in the prevention and treatment of hyperandrogenic disorders
Substituted 3-phenanthridinone derivatives as 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors
Stimulation of hair growth by peptide copper complexes
Methods of treating androgenic alopecia with finasteride
Methods of treating androgenic alopecia with finasteride #2
Use of sucralfate to treat baldness
Stimulation of hair growth
Stimulation of hair growth with minoxidil and a 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitor
Cosmetic compositions
Novel dermatological composition and method
Cyproterone thiopivolate (Procter & Gamble)
Pyrmidine derivitives as androgen receptor inhibitors (Otsuka Pharmaceuticals)
7 beta-substituted 4 aza 5 alpha androstan 3-one derivatives (Farmitalia Carlo Erba S.R.L.)
Compositions and methods for promoting hair growth
Dyphylline for hair growth (Procter & Gamble)
2,4-diamino-pyrimidine 3-oxide dirivitives (L'Oreal)
Hairgrowth methods (Hoffman-Laroche)
His-Gly-Gly peptide (Procter & Gamble)
N-Oxides (Merck)

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