Manufacturers: Johnson and johnson group consumer companies, Actavis mid atlantic llc +19 more
Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilating agent used for resistant hypertension that is symptomatic or has caused end organ damage.
Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilating agent used for resistant hypertension that is symptomatic or has caused end organ damage.
Minoxidil is thought to promote the survival of human dermal papillary cells (DPCs) or hair cells by activating both extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and Akt and by preventing cell death by increasing the ratio of BCl2/Bax. Minoxidil may stimulate the growth of human hairs by prolonging anagen through these proliferative and anti-apoptotic effects on DPCs. Minoxidil, when used as a vasodilator, acts by opening adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels in vascular smooth muscle cells. This vasodilation may also improve the viability of hair cells or hair follicles.
For the treatment of severe hypertension and in the topical treatment (regrowth) of androgenic alopecia in males and females and stabilisation of hair loss in patients with androgenic alopecia.
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