Topilutamide, known more commonly as fluridil and sold under the brand name Eucapil, is an antiandrogen medication which is used in the treatment of pattern hair loss in men and women.[6][1][2][3][4][5] It is used as a topical medication and is applied to the scalp.[1][2][3][4][5] Topilutamide belongs to a class of molecules known as perfluoroacylamido-arylpropanamides.[6]
Topilutamide was introduced for medical use in 2003.[7] It is marketed only in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[8] The patent for Topilutamide expired in 2020.[6]
Percentage androgen receptor suppression in LNCaP Cells after 48-h Drug Incubation via Western Blot [6]
Compound
3 μM
10 μM
BP-766 (Topilutamide)
41 ± 5
95.9 ± 6
BP-521
62 ± 7
100
BP-34
3 ± 4
2 ± 2
Bicalutamide
3 ± 3
11 ± 3
Hydroxyflutamide
2 ± 6
6 ± 7
Pharmacokinetics
Topilutamide is a topical medication and is applied to the scalp.[1][2][3][4][5] Topilutamide degrades in human serum at 37 °C with a half-life of approximately 6 hours and is undetectable after 48 hours.[6] Perfluoroacylamido-arylpropanamides decompose hydrolytically to BP-34 and their corresponding perfluorocarboxylic acid.[6] In the case of topilutamide, that perfluorocarboxylic acid is trifluoroacetic acid.[6] The two metabolites of topilutamide namely BP-34 and trifluoroacetic acid were undetectable in human serum (below the detection limit of 5 ng/mL) along with the parent compound topilutamide, in human studies.[6] BP-34 was shown to be devoid of anti-androgenic activity.[6]
Topilutamide was introduced for medical use in 2003.[7]
Society and culture
Generic names
Topilutamide is the generic name of the drug and its INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name.[9][10][11] It is also known more commonly as fluridil.[6] Topilutamide is also known by its former developmental code name BP-766.[6]
Brand names
Topilutamide is marketed by Interpharma Praha under the brand name Eucapil.[7][3]
^ abcdefgSovak M, Seligson AL, Kucerova R, Bienova M, Hajduch M, Bucek M (August 2002). "Fluridil, a rationally designed topical agent for androgenetic alopecia: first clinical experience". Dermatologic Surgery. 28 (8): 678–85. doi:10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.02017.x. PMID12174057. S2CID36439600.
^ abcdefghScripta Medica. 2006. pp. 45, 53–54. Fluridil was developed as a topical antiandrogen, suitable for the treatment of hyperandrogenic skin syndromes. The cosmetic product Eucapil® containing 2% fluridil in isopropanol was tested in women with AGA in a 9-month open study. [...] In a clinical study conducted at our facility, fluridil in solution (Eucapil®, Interpharma Praha, Czech Republic) has been shown to be effective and safe in the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia (30, 31).