From the official label (Oct 2025). Your prescription and pharmacist come first.
What the official label says. If a doctor prescribed it, follow the prescription. Your pack's leaflet comes first if it is different.
To regrow hair on the top of the scalp (vertex only, see pictures on side of carton)
• apply one mL with dropper 2 times a day directly onto the scalp in the hair loss area • using more or more often will not improve results • continued use is necessary to increase and keep your hair regrowth, or hair loss will begin again
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For external use only. For use by men only. Flammable: Keep away from fire or flame Do not use if • you are a woman • your amount of hair loss is different than that shown on the side of this carton or your hair loss is on the front of the scalp. Minoxidil topical solution 5% is not intended for frontal baldness or receding hairline. • you have no family history of hair loss • your hair loss is sudden and/or patchy • you do not know the reason for your hair loss • you are under 18 years of age. Do not use on babies and children. …
• chest pain, rapid heartbeat, faintness, or dizziness occurs • sudden, unexplained weight gain occurs • your hands or feet swell • scalp irritation or redness occurs • unwanted facial hair growth occurs • you do not see hair regrowth in 4 months
May be harmful if used when pregnant or breast-feeding.
• see hair loss pictures on side of this carton • before use, read all information on carton and enclosed leaflet • keep the carton. It contains important information. … Keep out of reach of children.
Take it when you remember, unless it is nearly time for the next dose. Then skip the missed one. Never take two doses at once to make up for it. Check your leaflet, as some medicines are different.
Prices in other countries are not what you will pay where you live; they show how prices compare.
Price of Minoxidil in: United Kingdom
Products with Minoxidil as the active ingredient. Names differ between countries.
Type the registration number on the pack, or scan it with your camera.
Minoxidil contains Minoxidil. Other brands with the same active ingredient work the same way; the dose and strength on your pack are what matter.
to regrow hair on the top of the scalp (vertex only, see pictures on side of carton) (From the official U.S. FDA label.)
Follow your prescription or the leaflet in your pack. The official label says: • apply one mL with dropper 2 times a day directly onto the scalp in the hair loss area • using more or more often will not improve results • continued use is necessary to increase and keep your hair regrowth, or hair loss will begin again…
In many countries Minoxidil is sold without a prescription in some strengths. Rules differ by country, so ask a pharmacist.
Minoxidil is sold under names such as Rogaine, Regoxidine, Hair Regrowth Treatment. Brand names differ between countries.
The official label lists: • chest pain, rapid heartbeat, faintness, or dizziness occurs • sudden, unexplained weight gain occurs • your hands or feet swell • scalp irritation or redness occurs • unwanted facial hair growth occurs • you do not see hair regrowth in 4 months Tell your doctor about any side effect that bothers you or does not go away.
May be harmful if used when pregnant or breast-feeding. Ask your doctor or midwife first.
• see hair loss pictures on side of this carton • before use, read all information on carton and enclosed leaflet • keep the carton. It contains important information. …
Scan the registration number on your pack with PillVera (NAFDAC number in Nigeria, NDC in the United States, DIN in Canada), check the expiry date and buy only from licensed pharmacies.
This page shows what official sources say, in plain words. It is not medical advice: your prescription and your doctor or pharmacist come first. Brand names, strengths and rules differ between countries.