Jimenez-Cauhe J, Saceda-Corralo D, Rodrigues-Barata R, Moreno-Arrones OM, Ortega-Quijano D, Fernandez-Nieto D, etal. a b c "Regaine for Women Once a Day Scalp Foam 5% w/w Cutaneous Foam - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)". You should weigh yourself daily and keep an accurate record of your weight while you are taking this medicine.

Minoxidil is an odorless, white to off-white, crystalline powder (crystals from methanol-acetonitrile). Minoxidil induces cell growth factors such as VEGF, HGF, IGF-1 and potentiates HGF and IGF-1 actions by the activation of uncoupled sulfonylurea receptor on the plasma membrane of dermal papilla cells. Patients who have had myocardial infarction should only be treated with minoxidil after a stable post-infarction state has been established. Meanwhile, the effect of minoxidil on hair loss prevention was so clear that in the 1980s physicians were prescribing Loniten off-label to their balding patients. Minoxidil is also used to control high blood pressure, usually at doses of 10-40mg per day – much higher than the doses used for hair loss.While it’s commonly prescribed for female pattern hair loss (FPHL) in postmenopausal women, it’s generally not prescribed for premenopausal women.

If excessive water retention results in a weight gain of more than 3 pounds when a thiazide or chlortalidone is being used, diuretic therapy should be changed to furosemide, the dose of which may be increased in accordance with the patient's requirements. Used in a lotion or foam, topical Minoxidil promotes hair growth in both men and women who have gradual hair loss (thinning hair) at the top of the head. Minoxidil can also lead to unwanted hair growth if it comes in to contact with other areas of the body.Hair colouring, hair permanents or hair relaxers may be used during minoxidil treatment as long as the scalp is washed just before applying the hair colouring, permanent or relaxer. Finasteride is a tablet taken every day to combat male pattern baldness, and is sometimes branded in the UK as Propecia. Here at Online Doctor we can prescribe Finasteride (or it's branded version, Propecia) to treat male pattern baldness.