Role of low dose oral minoxidil in the treatment of hair loss: A review

Low-dose oral minoxidil (OM) has increasingly been used by many doctors around the world as a treatment option for hair loss. Sufficient data regarding its effect and side profile are lacking. An online search was done on PUBMED GOOGLE SCHOLAR articles that OM Doses ranging from 0.25 to 5 mg have in various studies. Good compliance tolerability noticed with low-dose therapy. Adverse effects few mild hypertrichosis being most common adverse majority of studies, risk which increases an increase dosage drug.