Trichogenic Drugs

Question 1

What is used for androgenic alopecia?

Answer 1

Minoxidil

Finasteride

Question 2

What is the Minoxidil?

Answer 2

Rogaine

Question 3

What is the mechanism of minoxidil?

Answer 3

unknown

Question 4

When does hair loss return after minoxidil d/c?

Answer 4

4-6 mo

Question 5

What is the treatment of minoxidil in men?

Answer 5

Foam 5%: 1/2 capful BID

Solm 2-5%: 1 ml BID

Question 6

What is the treatment of minoxidil in women?

Answer 6

Foam 5%: ½ capful QD

Soln 2%: 1ml BID

Question 7

What is finasteride?

Answer 7

Propecia

Question 8

What drug class is finasteride?

Answer 8

5 alpha reductase inhibitors

Question 9

How do you take finasteride?

Answer 9

1mg QD prevents further hair loss and promotes regrowth

May take 3 months to see effect

Question 10

What are bad things of finasteride?

Answer 10

teratogenic, slight increase risk of high grade prostate cancer

Question 11

Who can take finasteride?

Answer 11

men

Question 12

What do you want to get before taking finasteride?

Answer 12

PSA baseline

Question 13

What is used to treat hypotrichosis of the eyelashes?

Answer 13

bimatoprost

Question 14

What is bimatoprost?

Answer 14

latissse

prostaglandin analog

Question 15

What does bimatoprost do?

Answer 15

increase length, thickness, darkness

Question 16

What is the MOA of bimatoprost?

Answer 16

unknown

Question 17

How do you use bimatoprost?

Answer 17

Applied nightly to eyelid margin at base of eyelashes

Remove contacts before application and reinsert 15 minutes after

Question 18

What does bimatoprost cause?

Answer 18

darken skin and iris which is permanent