Propecia

Propecia contains finasteride 1mg, which is a competitive and specific inhibitor of type II 5α-reductase. It inhibits a process responsible for miniaturisation of the scalp hair follicles, which can lead to reversal of the balding process

Indications

Treatment of men with male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) to increase hair growth and prevent further hair loss

Price

1mg: ×28, £CS
x84, £CS

Alopecia treatments

All Alopecia treatments

McNeil Products

Regaine

Regaine for Men Foam and Solution contain 5% of the active ingredient, minoxidil. Regaine for Women contains 2% minoxidil. The mechanism by which minoxidil stimulates hair growth is not fully understood, but it can reverse the hair-loss process of androgenetic alopecia by the following means: increasing the diameter of the hair shaft, stimulating anagen growth, prolonging the anagen phase, and stimulating anagen recovery from the telegon phase. A peripheral vasodilator, minoxidil enhances microcirculation to hair follicles. It also stimulates expression of vascular endothelial growth factor, indicative of the high metabolic activity observed in the anagen phase.

Pfizer

Ritlecitinib (Litfulo)

Ritlecitinib irreversibly and selectively inhibitsjanus kinase (JAK) 3 and the tyrosine kinase expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (TEC) kinase family by blocking the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding site. In cellular settings, ritlecitinib specifically inhibits γ -common cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-15 and IL-21) signalling through JAK3-dependent common-γ chain receptors.