Medication
Oral Minoxidil
Half-life
~4 hours
What is Oral Minoxidil?
Low-dose oral minoxidil used off-label for diffuse hair-loss support.
How Oral Minoxidil works
Systemic potassium-channel opening and vasodilation appears to prolong hair follicle anagen activity.
Oral Minoxidil half-life
~4 hours (hemodynamic effects longer)
Oral Minoxidil side effects
- Edema/tachycardia
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypotension
