What is Minoxidil ?
Minoxidil tablets contain minoxidil which is a drug for lowering the blood pressure. It works by relaxing and enlarging certain small blood vessels so that blood flows through them more easily. Why lower blood pressure? Your doctor has prescribed minoxidil to lower your blood pressure and protect vital parts of your body. Uncontrolled blood pressure can cause stroke, heart failure, blindness, kidney failure and heart attacks. Most people with high blood pressure need to take medicines to treat it for their whole lives. Who should not take Minoxidil? There are many people with high blood pressure, but most of them do not need minoxidil. Minoxidil is used ONLY when your doctor decides that: 1. your high blood pressure is severe; 2. your high blood pressure is causing symptoms or damage to vital organs; and 3. other medicines did not work well enough or had very disturbing side effects. Minoxidil should be taken only when a doctor prescribes it. Never give any of your minoxidil tablets, o
In 1988, Pharmacia Corp. (then Pharmacia & Upjohn) introduced the first FDA approved product proven to stop hair loss and to regrow hair Rogaine. Since then Minoxidil (Generic Rogaine) for Men and Minoxidil for Women have safely been sold to millions of people around the world (known as regaine in some parts of the world) as an over the counter product (in the US). Minoxidil is a topical solution applied directly to the scalp and is not taken internally (as with Propecia). The only other product to gain FDA approval to help men regrow their hair is Propecia (cannot be used by women). Scientists have uncovered the fact that men who suffer from Male Pattern Baldness have a higher level of Dihydrotestosterone or DHT in their scalps. Propecia helps to block the formation of DHT which helps to lower the levels of DHT in the male scalp. There are key differences between Minoxidil and Propecia, here is a quick look: > Minoxidil is available without prescription unlike Propecia which requires
