Hair Treatments

Low-dose oral minoxidil (LDOM, 0.25–5 mg per day) is a prescription tablet used to treat hair loss. In recent head-to-head trials its efficacy is broadly comparable to 5% topical minoxidil, with one practical advantage — a single daily dose, with no solution to apply and no scalp residue. The trade-off: minoxidil was originally a blood-pressure…