Hairgro Topical and Rucaparib Camsylate

• Generic Name: minoxidil topical
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• 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: rucaparib
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Rubraca

Single-agent therapy for the treatment of deleterious germline and/or somatic BRCA-mutated (as detected by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test [FoundationFocus CDx BRCA]) advanced ovarian cancer previously treated with ≥2 chemotherapy regimens (designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use). Subgroup analysis suggests overall response rate is higher in patients with platinum-sensitive disease than in those with platinum-resistant disease (66 versus 25%); no responses observed in a limited number of patients with platinum-refractory disease.

Accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response. Continued approval may be contingent on verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory studies.

Women with mutations that result in defective BRCA genes are more likely to develop ovarian cancer. Approximately 10–15% of all cases of ovarian cancer appear to be associated with these hereditary BRCA mutations.