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The goal of AGA treatments is to prevent the hair miniaturization process; however, currently there are only two FDA-approved medications to treat AGA: topical Minoxidil (5% and 2%) for men and women, and oral Finasteride (1 mg tablets\u2014Proscar and Propecia) for men. Nevertheless, these are costly, require lifelong treatment, and may have side effects. Thus, there have been many attempts to develop drugs that can harness the mechanisms controlling the pathogenesis of AGA. These pharmacological therapies might achieve more targeted and effective treatment for the disease. In this review, we present various treatments that have demonstrated their ability to induce hair growth by controlling the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the development of AGA. 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