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Article: Oral Treatment for Male Pattern Hair Loss Shows Promise; Research Results Indicate Propecia(TM) Increases Scalp Hair Growth in Men
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- March 23, 1997
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- New data on Propecia (finasteride 1 mg), Merck & Co., Inc.'s (NYSE: MRK) investigational oral treatment for men with male pattern hair loss, show it increased hair growth significantly in a majority of treated men. Results were announced today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Phase III clinical trials presented today consisted of two large, multicenter, placebo-controlled studies of 1,553 men with male pattern hair loss. Men in clinical trials had mild-to-moderate, but not complete, hair loss. They received either oral Propecia once daily or placebo for one year.
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