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Alfatradiol, also known as 17α-estradiol and sold under the brand names Avicis, Avixis, Ell-Cranell Alpha, and Pantostin, is a weak estrogen and 5α-reductase inhibitor medication which is used topically in the treatment of pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia or pattern baldness) in men and women.
The dose schedule given every two weeks is as follows: [5] Day 1–2: Oxaliplatin 100 mg/m 2 IV infusion, given as a 120 minutes IV infusion in 500 mL D5W, concurrent with leucovorin 400 mg/m 2 (or levoleucovorin 200 mg/m 2) IV infusion, followed by 5-FU 400 mg/m 2 IV bolus, followed by 46-hour 5-FU infusion (2400 mg/m 2 for first two cycles, and may be increased to 3000 mg/m 2 if tolerated by ...
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Notes: Prevention of breast symptoms—specifically gynecomastia and breast pain—induced by 150 mg/day bicalutamide monotherapy with tamoxifen in 282 men with prostate cancer. Bicalutamide and tamoxifen were initiated at the same time (0 months). Estradiol levels were in the range of about 22 to 47 pg/mL in the treated group. [1] Sources: [2] [1]
Clomifene is sometimes used in the treatment of male hypogonadism as an alternative to testosterone replacement therapy. [17] [non-primary source needed] It has been found to increase testosterone levels by 2–2.5 times in hypogonadal men at such dosages.
A dose-ranging study is a clinical trial where different doses of an agent (e.g. a drug) are tested against each other to establish which dose works best and/or is least harmful. Dose-ranging is usually a pre-clinical , phase I or early phase II clinical trial.
ACSCN tables include the CSA schedule, common alternative chemical and trade names, and the free base conversion ratio (the molecular mass of the substance in question divided by the molecular mass of the free base). This is used to make meaningful qualitative comparisons between substances, and labeling of the end product may, as is required ...
The drug is described as a relatively weak androgen with partial activity and is rarely used for the purpose of androgen replacement therapy, but is still widely used in medicine. [2] [12] [15] [3] Mesterolone is used in androgen replacement therapy at a dosage of 50 to 100 mg 2 to 3 times per day. [16