Hair Regrowth Treatment for Women and Nerlynx

• Generic Name: minoxidil topical
• Dosage Forms: topical 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: neratinib
• Dosage Forms: tablet
• Other Brand Names: Nerlynx

Nerlynx (neratinib) is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Nerlynx is used to treat a certain type of early-stage breast cancer. It is used for this condition only if your tumor tests positive for a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). HER2 protein can speed the growth of cancer cells.

Nerlynx is usually given after you have been treated with another medicine called trastuzumab (Herceptin).