learn Clascoterone
a novel topical treatment that inhibits DHT on androgen receptors
- Does clascoterone have any side effects? Clascoterone may cause mild skin reactions like redness, itching, and dryness.
- Can I use clascoterone if I'm undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy? No published clinical trial has tested clascoterone in people on gender-affirming hormone therapy, so its safety in that group is unknown. The FDA label reports low systemic exposure and no described effect on blood testosterone, but it also records HPA-axis suppression and raised potassium in a small minority of subjects.
- Is clascoterone suitable for both men and women? Clascoterone is not approved for hair loss in either sex — the approved product is a 1% acne cream. The scalp version has completed phase III trials in men with sponsor-reported positive results; in women the only data is a company-reported phase II significant in one subgroup, so use is off-label and investigational for both.
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