Patent ID: 8986664
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method for improving hair growth in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to a subject a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor selected from the group consisting of clorgiline, paragyline, lazabemide, selegiline, phenelzine, and rasagiline, and a vasodilator selected from the group consisting of minoxidil, apigenin, hydralazine, prostaglandin, and prostacyclin, in an amount effective to improve hair growth; wherein the method improves hair growth to a greater degree than administering the MAO inhibitor or the vasodilator alone; wherein the monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor and the vasodilator are present in a same composition or in different compositions, and wherein the composition comprising the monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor comprises from about 0.1% to about 20% of the monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor, by weight of the composition, and wherein the composition comprising the vasodilator comprises from about 0.01% to about 20% of the vasodilator, by weight of the composition.