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January 2000 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” In a study using human scalp skin grafts on SCID mice, topical flutamide and finasteride significantly improved hair growth in male-pattern baldness compared to placebo, with flutamide showing superior results to finasteride.
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January 2022 in “Bioengineering” This study found that a lipid-based nanoparticle formulation with oleic acid for delivering dutasteride showed lower skin permeation compared to a formulation without oleic acid, indicating its potential for targeted dermal delivery.
This study developed a topical dutasteride-loaded Insitu-emulgel for treating androgenetic alopecia, finding it effectively controls drug release, enhances skin penetration, and may improve patient compliance compared to traditional topical treatments, though further clinical research is underway.
March 2023 in “International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics” In this study, researchers formulated a topical gel containing β-sitosterol for alopecia treatment and found it demonstrated good 5 alpha reductase inhibitory activity in vitro, comparable to a commercial product, indicating its potential for further antiandrogenic activity investigation.
July 2005 in “SKINmed/Skinmed” This study reported that BRL 7660 significantly reduced sebum secretion and acne symptoms in human studies with topical administration, but the placebo effect and commercial pressures halted further investigations.