The hair loss world is familiar with minoxidil, aka Rogaine, but most are unaware that minoxidil was first used orally in the '80s. Initially, patients took minoxidil to treat their hypertension (high blood pressure), but many reported a positive
Method: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of Google Trends evaluating relative prevalence of "oral minoxidil," "minoxidil," "hair loss," and "Rogaine (R)" 2/2022-5/2023. t tests compared mean search volume and linear regression analysis quantified changes in public interest over time. ...
In 1988 FDA approved it for treating male pattern baldness in men with the trade name of ‘Rogaine’ [11]. In 1998, 5% of Minoxidil formulation was allowed by the FDA [10]. In the year 1998 minoxidil came for sale nonprescription ally by FDA and in 2014 it was the only topical ...