What You Need to Know About Oral Minoxidil

[madman]

Dr. Aguh was recently featured in a NY Times article discussing the use of oral minoxidil to treat androgenetic alopecia also known as male/female pattern thinning. Here, she goes into more detail about its benefits.

 

[madman]

Oral minoxidil in alopecia

Comprehensive review of oral minoxidil in alopecia (2022) Jay D. Modha MD | Yashdeep Singh Pathania MD Abstract Background: There have been various treatment modalities available for alopecia in the form of topical and systemic with a variable response. The compliance of the patients is...

www.excelmale.com

 

[sammmy]

The study of the lowest dose 0.25mg / day for men is not very convincing as statistics, probably because they included too many men with advanced baldness for whom nothing works except hair transplant: Very-low-dose oral minoxidil in male androgenetic alopecia: A study with quantitative trichoscopic documentation

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Why doctors are prescribing a cheap, well-known drug as an off-label cure for hair loss

Minoxidil is not a new drug treatment, not even for hair loss.

abc7.com

 

[DaveK22]

So is .625 mg the recommended dose? I see on Goodrx that the generic version's lowest tablet is 2.5mg. So split into quarters...I'm guessing that's how .625 mg became the off label dose?

 

[madman]

So is .625 mg the recommended dose? I see on Goodrx that the generic version's lowest tablet is 2.5mg. So split into quarters...I'm guessing that's how .625 mg became the off label dose?

*Evidence suggests that women require lower doses, from 0.25 to 2.5 mg/ day, whereas men require from 2.5 to 5 mg/day for maximal efficacy