TITLE
Treatment of female androgenetic alopecia with cimetidine.

AUTHOR
Aram H

SOURCE
Int J Dermatol 1987 Mar; 26 (2): 128-30

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION
English

ABSTRACT
Ten white women with moderate to severe androgenetic alopecia were treated with cimetidine 300 mg by mouth five times a day. Duration of therapy ranged from 1.5-9 months, with a median of 5 months. Seven patients (70%) showed good to excellent regrowth of hair. No major side effects were noted. The patients were followed up for 5 months. Cimetidine presumably has the ability to block androgen action. Cimetidine is not a first-line drug for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women and should be used only in selected cases. (AUTHOR)

MJTR: Alopecia DT. Cimetidine TU.

MNTR: Adult. Alopecia ET. Androgen Antagonists TU. Androgens PH. Cimetidine AD. Cimetidine PD. Drug Evaluation. Female. Follow-Up Studies. Human. Middle Age. Time Factors. JOURNAL ARTICLE

RNUM: 0 (Androgen Antagonists); 0 (Androgens); 51481-61-9 (Cimetidine)

GEOT: UNITED STATES

IDEN: ISSN: 0011-9059. JOURNAL-CODE: GR2. ENTRY-DATE: 870527. JOURNAL-SUBSET: M. IM-DATE: 8708.

ACCE: 87193413