USE OF 17 BETA-(N-TERT BUTYLCARBAMOYL)-4AZA-5ALPHA-ANDROST-1-ENE-3-ONE FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANDROGENIC ALOPECIA

摘要

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.