Bimatoprost finishing up Phase IIb trial!

[rdawg]

This could work great, not at all, or somewhere in the middle. No one of these boards has any idea which it is. However, Allergan is very likely about to not be a company (or at least a standalone company) in the next two months, as it will either be taken over by Valeant or Actavis. Valeant has said they will totally decimate their research budget and use that money to pay for the acquisition and as profit to help pay their other debts. Actavis says they will leave it untouched. If you have any interest in this product, you really need to know that what happens in regards to who owns Allergan will most likely have a major impact on the future of this product going forward.

I'll only be mad if the results end up being really good, or better than minoxidil but they still feel it's not good enough to release, because then it would be like taking an option away from us.

Would love to replace Minoxidil, stuff is near useless, it came out in the damn 80's! I've seen 0.03% BIM being used by some people and getting better results than with rogaine.

[chrisrules]

I'm definitely interested in this compound. Could be a really good complement to RU and help reverse follicle miniaturization. I want to learn more about its side effects and if topical application to the scalp would affect the eyes in anyway.

[FearTheLoss]

I'll only be mad if the results end up being really good, or better than minoxidil but they still feel it's not good enough to release, because then it would be like taking an option away from us.

Would love to replace Minoxidil, stuff is near useless, it came out in the damn 80's! I've seen 0.03% BIM being used by some people and getting better results than with rogaine.

You can use it now at like 5% for $70 a month.

[35YrsAfter]

Looks like another drug potentially approaches approval, Bim just finished it's data collection and will be(im assuming) releasing it's final results in January according to this trial information:

http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01904721

Now i've heard mixed things with this drug, i've seen people use the weaker solution with fairly decent results, however Allergan may not release it if it's not much better than minoxidil, but personally I would love another option!

So anyone have more info on this stuff or hear anything related to the trial?

Alternate treatments are good. Use Rogaine foam part of the time and bimatoprost occasionally. I've heard that bimatoprost could be effective in adding some color to hypopigmented scars. Repair patients who have had leg hair transplanted to their scalp could benefit from the greater hair length.

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