Hair Regrowth Treatment for Men and Panobinostat Lactate

• Generic Name: minoxidil topical
• Dosage Forms: solution
• Other Brand Names: Rogaine, Ronoxidil, Rogaine Extra Strength, Rogaine Women's, Rogaine Men's Extra Strength

Minoxidil applied to the scalp is used to stimulate hair growth in adult men and women with a certain type of baldness. The exact way that this medicine works is not known.

If hair growth is going to occur with the use of minoxidil, it usually occurs after the medicine has been used for several months and lasts only as long as the medicine continues to be used. Hair loss will begin again within a few months after minoxidil treatment is stopped.

In the U.S., this medicine is available without a prescription.

• Generic Name: panobinostat
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Farydak

In combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for treatment of multiple myeloma in patients who have received ≥2 prior therapies, including bortezomib and an immunomodulatory agent (designated an orphan drug by FDA for use in this condition ).

Accelerated approval based on progression-free survival; continued approval may be contingent on verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory studies.