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- n a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
- It may be that minoxidil will be most effective as a preventive measure, applied at the earliest signs of balding.
- The closest thing to a miracle cure for hair loss in women is minoxidil, best known by the brand name Rogaine.
- It is not banning any prescription drugs, notably minoxidil, an anti-high-blood-pressure medication that Upjohn is now testing on baldness.