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Finasteride and Minoxidil for Alopecia Revisited
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Nov 21, 2005 (Issue 1222)
Finasteride and Minoxidil for Alopecia Revisited ...
Finasteride and minoxidil continue to be the only drugs approved by the FDA to treat alopecia. Since these agents have different mechanisms of action, some clinicians have used both to treat hair loss in men.
Topical Minoxidil for Baldness: A Reappraisal
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jan 21, 1994 (Issue 914)
Topical Minoxidil for Baldness: A Reappraisal ...
Minoxidil 2% topical solution (Rogaine - Upjohn) has been available in the USA since 1988 for treatment of androgenetic alopecia (Medical Letter, 29:87, 1987). Although available only by prescription, it is advertised on television to the general public.
In Brief: Oral Minoxidil for Hair Loss
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 26, 2022 (Issue 1666)
In Brief: Oral Minoxidil for Hair Loss ...
Topical minoxidil (Rogaine, and others), which is
available over the counter, has been used for treatment
of hair loss in men and women for more than 30 years.
Recently published trials suggest that off-label use of
a low dose of oral minoxidil may also be effective.
Propecia and Rogaine Extra Strength for Alopecia
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Feb 27, 1998 (Issue 1021)
(Merck) for oral treatment of men with male
pattern hair loss. Minoxidil, a peripheral vasodilator used ...
Two new formulations of existing drugs were recently approved by the FDA for treatment of male androgenetic alopecia. Finasteride, a steroid 5alpha-reductase inhibitor previously marketed in a 5-mg tablet as Proscar for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (Medical Letter, 34:83, 1992), has now been approved in a 1-mg tablet as Propecia (Merck) for oral treatment of men with male pattern hair loss. Minoxidil, a peripheral vasodilator used to treat hypertension, was previously available over the counter in a 2% topical solution (Rogaine, and others) for treatment of androgenetic alopecia...
Vasodilators For Congestive Heart Failure
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jan 29, 1988 (Issue 758)
function (RA
O’Rourke and RA Walsh, Am J Cardiol, 59:64B, 1987). Minoxidil (Loniten), a potent arteriolar ...
Vasodilators are widely used for treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) that has not responded adequately to diuretics and digitalis. Vasodilator drugs redistribute blood volume in patients with heart failure, lowering pressure and reducing volume in the failing left ventricle, which leads to increased cardiac output, decreased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, and improved exercise tolerance. Since the last Medical Letter review of this subject (Volume 26, page 115, 1984), some additional data have become available.
Tretinoin for Photodamaged Skin
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 20, 1992 (Issue 866)
). Tretinoin may markedly increase absorption of topical minoxidil (Rogaine) (JJ Ferry et al,
Clin Pharmacol ...
Tretinoin (tret' i noyn; all-trans-retinoic acid; Retin-A), a derivative of vitamin A, has been used for years for topical treatment of acne. More recently, it has also been used to improve the appearance of skin damaged by chronic exposure to the sun, although not approved for this indication by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Drugs that Cause Photosensitivity
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Apr 14, 1995 (Issue 946)
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Methyldopa (Aldomet, and others)
Minoxidil (Loniten, and others)
Nifedipine (Procardia, and others ...
As the weather becomes warmer, physicians may see more photosensitivity reactions due to systemic or topical drugs, perfumes, cosmetics or sunscreens. Even brief exposure to sunlight in warm or cold weather can cause intense cutaneous reactions in patients with drug-induced photosensitivity, and some patients may continue to be sensitive to sunlight long after stopping use of the offending agent.
Drugs for Hypertension
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 27, 2024 (Issue 1703)
,
nasal congestion, lupus-like syndrome,
hepatitis
Minoxidil – generic
2.5, 10 mg tabs 5-100 mg once ...
American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for treatment of
hypertension were last published in 2018. Treatment
of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies is not
discussed here.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 May 27;66(1703):81-8 doi:10.58347/tml.2024.1703a | Show Introduction Hide Introduction