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The conclusion is that oral contraceptives and antiandrogens can treat hirsutism and acne in women with cutaneous hyperandrogenism, but more research is needed for effective treatments, especially for hair loss.

Topical L-thyroxine may help with wound healing and hair growth but should be used short-term due to potential risks.

Robotic hair transplantation with AI offers more reliable, precise, and efficient hair restoration.

Diagnosing hair loss disorders needs clinical, dermoscopic, and histological differences, and checking menstrual cycle, weight changes, drug therapy, and nail changes.

Distinguishing drug-induced lupus from systemic lupus is challenging and requires careful monitoring.

New imaging techniques show testosterone delays hair growth and shrinks follicles in mice, but have limited depth for viewing.

Veterinarians could test positive for ketamine from work exposure, not just substance abuse.

Advanced human skin models improve drug development and could replace animal testing.

Dermal papilla microtissues could be useful for initial hair growth drug testing.

All medications can cause skin rashes, often without a clear cause, and better tests are needed to identify these drug-related skin issues.

Cepharanthine, a Japanese hair loss drug, shows promise as a COVID-19 treatment but needs more testing.

Both a lock of hair and a single hair strand can show chronic drug use, but at least six single hairs are needed for accurate results.

The document concludes that developing generic topical drugs requires ensuring they match the original in quality, composition, and structure, and often involves complex testing and regulatory steps.

Most drugs fail to reach the market, but understanding their properties and using strategies like early toxicity tests and drug repurposing can help advance their development.

Using old drugs for new uses can help treat rare immune deficiencies.

Taking oral testosterone with or without dutasteride increases testosterone levels and could be an effective treatment for low testosterone.

Diagnosing diffuse alopecia, a hair loss condition, can be challenging and may require a scalp biopsy or tracking the disease's progression when symptoms and skin tests aren't enough.

Improving how drugs are absorbed through the skin could better treat mange in wombats.

The document concludes that the fast-growing direct-to-consumer genetic testing market lacks sufficient regulation, posing risks to consumers due to questionable test quality and accuracy.

Diagnosing alopecia areata is challenging and requires careful examination and various tests to distinguish it from other hair loss types.

Wait 4-5 weeks after drug use before hair testing and cut hair into three segments to confirm single drug exposure.

Innovative methods are reducing animal testing and improving biomedical research.

A new hair loss treatment uses tiny needles to deliver a drug-loaded lipid carrier, promoting hair growth more effectively than current treatments.

Low-dose anti-androgen drugs and certain drug combinations are effective for hirsutism, and insulin sensitizers show promise, especially for those with polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Drug repurposing speeds up drug development, saves money, and has led to about a third of new drug approvals.

The document concludes that there are still unknowns about the effectiveness, risks, and detection of performance-enhancing drugs, and doping remains a challenge.

We need better treatments for hair loss, and while test-tube methods are helpful, they can't fully replace animal tests for evaluating new hair growth treatments.

Finasteride affects the male rat brain by reducing certain protein activation, but these effects may reverse after stopping the drug.

Some medications might contribute to male infertility, with finasteride showing a high number of reports.

A blood pressure drug, diltiazem, may also help treat influenza.