Alteration of character of male beard growth

US4885289A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Miklos M. Breuer · Brookline, US
• Edwin G. Kaszynski · Wheaton, US
• Douglas Shander · Gaithersburg, US
• Vera R. Usdin · Rockville, US
• Hermes van der Lee · Olney, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 1985
• Grant date: Dec 5, 1989
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2005

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K2800/782
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The rate and character of androgen-stimulated beard hair growth in intact, sexually mature males is altered by the topical application out of a dermatologically acceptable carrier of an antiandrogen material. In a preferred practice of the invention, compositions containing both a steroid 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor and a cytoplasmic androgen receptor binding agent are employed.