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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn J Gormley, Westfield, NJ (US);
Keith D Kaufman, Westfield, NJ (US);
Elizabeth Stoner, Westfield, NJ (US);
Joanne Waldstreicher, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514284 ; 514844 ; 514852 ; 514874 ; 514880 ;
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.