Prospective Cohort Study on the Effects and Tolerability of Flutamide in Patients with Female Pattern Hair Loss

    April 2011 in “ Annals of Pharmacotherapy ”
    Roberto Paradisi, Eleonora Porcu, Raffaella Fabbri … Stefano Venturoli
    Studysummary This study found that long-term flutamide treatment reduced hair loss in women with female pattern hair loss, but liver-related dropouts were minimized at a very low dose of 62.5 mg/day.
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