Relative Efficacy of Conventional Monotherapies and Select Nonconventional, Over-the-Counter Products for Male Androgenetic Alopecia: A Network Meta-Analysis Study. [PDF]
J Cosmet DermatolABSTRACT Background Society values a full head of hair. Therefore, androgenetic hair loss (AGA), though medically benign, can cause significant emotional distress. There is strong demand for alternative (nonconventional, over‐the‐counter) AGA treatments.
Gupta AK, Bamimore MA, Talukder M.
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Topical Minoxidil-Loaded Nanotechnology Strategies for Alopecia [PDF]
Cosmetics, 2020 Miguel Pereira-Silva +2 more
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Finasteride Side Effects and Post-Finasteride Syndrome in Male Androgenic Alopecia [PDF]
, 2015 Finasteride is in present a relatively frequent prescribed drug for male androgenic alopecia. The adverse effects reported by some patients seem to be notable, consisting of various (physical, mental/ neurological, sexual, etc.) manifestations which are ...
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Pharmaceutics, 2022 The purpose of this study was to evaluate mechanisms behind the intestinal permeability of minoxidil, with special emphasis on paracellular transport, and elucidate the suitability of minoxidil to be a reference drug for Biopharmaceutics Classification ...
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Medicine in Drug Discovery, 2020 Aims: Minoxidil is a hair growth drug for treating androgenetic alopecia. Although minoxidil is generally administered as a topical formulation, this prodrug must be converted to its active form (minoxidil sulfate) by sulfotransferase in hair follicle ...
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Could Topical Minoxidil Cause Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy? [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Minoxidil hair formulation is commonly used for the treatment of male or female androgenic alopecia. Minoxidil is a Health Canada and US FDA-approved medication for hair loss in men and women. The drug is marketed as 2% and 5% topical solutions.
Habibullah Aktas +3 more
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Successful management of suspected minoxidil toxicosis in a cat following accidental dermal exposure
Veterinární Medicína, 2022 Minoxidil was originally introduced as a potent vasodilator, but is now widely used as a topical treatment for human alopecia. A 4-year-old neutered male Norwegian Forest cat presented with a 2-day history of anorexia, lethargy, and dyspnoea.
Song JH, Kim SY, Moon JH, Jung DI
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Dill extract induces elastic fiber neosynthesis and functional improvement in the ascending aorta of aged mice with reversal of age-dependent cardiac hypertrophy and involvement of lysyl oxidase-like-1 [PDF]
, 2020 Elastic fibers (90% elastin, 10% fibrillin-rich microfibrils) are synthesized only in early life and adolescence mainly by the vascular smooth muscle cells through the cross-linking of its soluble precursor, tropoelastin.
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Minoxidil and Dexamethasone Eluting Nanofiber Dressing for Cutaneous Wound Healing in Rat [PDF]
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 Background: Minoxidil is an antihypertensive agent and vasodilator which may help to promote local blood flow thus hastening the closure of excisional skin wounds. Corticosteroids may down-regulate wound healing.
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Aktualʹnì Pitannâ Farmacevtičnoï ì Medičnoï Nauki ta Praktiki, 2023 The treatment and prevention of hair loss have been a serious aesthetic problem for the population for a long time due to the widespread occurrence of the condition and its undesirable medical and social consequences.
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