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   			ISSUE 1021
February 27, 1998
                			
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				Propecia and Rogaine Extra Strength for Alopecia
February 27, 1998 (Issue: 1021)
				Two new formulations of existing drugs were recently approved by the FDA for treatment of male androgenetic alopecia. Finasteride, a steroid 5alpha-reductase inhibitor previously marketed in a 5-mg tablet as Proscar for treatment of benign prostatic...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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