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Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Claims for Patent: 5,547,957


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Summary for Patent: 5,547,957
Title: Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-.alpha. reductase inhibitors
Abstract:The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5.alpha.-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
Inventor(s): Gormley; Glenn J. (Westfield, NJ), Kaufman; Keith D. (Westfield, NJ), Stoner; Elizabeth (Westfield, NJ), Waldstreicher; Joanne (Scotch Plains, NJ)
Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ)
Application Number:08/214,905
Patent Claims: 1. A method of treating male pattern baldness comprising orally administering to a male person_having a balding area 17.beta.-(N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)-4-aza-5.alpha.- androst-1-ene-3-one in a dosage amount from 0.05 to 3.0 mgs/day at least until growth of hair can be detected in the balding area by haircount analysis of the balding area.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the dosage amount is from about 0.05 to 1.0 mg/day.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the dosage amount is about 0.05 mg/day.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the dosage amount is about 0.2 mgs/day.

5. A method of arresting and reversing male pattern baldness comprising orally administering to a bald or balding male person having a balding area 17.beta.-(N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)-4-aza-2.alpha.- androst-1-ene-3-one in a dosage amount from 0.05 to 3.0 mgs/day at least until growth of hair can be detected in the balding or area by haircount analysis of the balding area.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the dosage amount is about 1.0 mg/day.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the dosage amount is about 1.0 mg/day.

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