3SBio Inc. announced that the application for market launch of Mandi (5% minoxidil) Foam as an over-the-counter drug for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata by its subsidiary, Zhejiang Wansheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of the PRC has been approved. Mandi Foam is the new-generation anti-hair loss and hair growth product of 3SBio group based on Minoxidil Tincture (trade name: Mandi), which is also the first domestic minoxidil foam approved for market launch.

Previously, the result of such product in "a multi-centered, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial to assess the efficacy of Mandi Foam and ROGAINE® (5% Minoxidil Foam) on patients with androgenetic alopecia in terms of their equivalence, safety and tolerability" reached the preset statistical end point, indicating that the efficacy of Mandi Foam is equivalent to that of the controlled medicine, ROGAINE®. Minoxidil is currently a first-line topical drug for the clinical treatment of androgenetic alopecia. Mandi Foam has better transdermal speed and scalp accumulation rate, with milder scalp tolerance, rendering it a better choice for alopecia users.