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MinoxidilOver the counter
Pronounced mi-NOX-i-dil
Brand names: Rogaine, Loniten
Type: Vasodilator and hair growth medicine · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
What Minoxidil is used for
- Severe high blood pressure that has not responded to other medicines (tablets)
- Hair loss (applied to the scalp)
◆ Kidney note
People on dialysis sometimes receive the tablet form for hard-to-control blood pressure, with close monitoring.
Common side effects
- Increased hair growth (tablets)
- Fluid retention
- Rapid heartbeat
- Scalp itching or irritation (scalp form)
Important cautions
- The tablet form is a last-resort blood pressure medicine that can cause fluid buildup around the heart — it is combined with other medicines and monitored closely
How it comes
Tablets, scalp solution and foam. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
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- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) — videos, articles and guides · medicines for high blood pressure (hypertension)
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.