By far, the most popular medical treatment available for hair loss is Minoxidil. There are various companies, which produce Minoxidil, called Generic Minoxidil. The idea of using Minoxidil topically to grow hair was discovered by chance. Minoxidil was originally developed to treat hypertension, but patients taking Minoxidil started growing unwanted hair. This side effect led to the testing of using topical Minoxidil to grow hair on balding sites.

Both males and females may use generic Minoxidil. Generic Minoxidil comes in two concentrations, mainly 2% and 5%. It is recommended that males use Generic Minoxidil 5% whilst females use Generic Minoxidil 2%.

Minoxidil works best on the crown. Why Minoxidil works remains a mystery. Generic Minoxidil is a vasodilator and may increase the blood supply to the follicles. Minoxidil has to be applied twice a day to the affected area for at lest six months. Since it is applied locally, Generic Minoxidil is relatively safe as negligible amounts are absorbed in the bloodstream.

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In the late eighties, a pharmaceutical company in the United States, Upjohn, today known as Pharmacia & Upjohn developed minoxidil hair loss lotion. Originally minoxidil was developed as a tablet for high blood pressure. Due to a curious side effect whereby patients using minoxidil tablets grew body hair, Upjohn realized that there may be some benefit for persons suffering from hair loss. Clinical trials were carried out and within a few years, minoxidil was approved by the FDA as the first treatment for hair loss. Originally minoxidil was developed as a 2% concentration but as years went by a minoxidil 5% was developed and later on, a minoxidil 5% extra strength. Today minoxidil is recognized as the No.1 hair loss treatment world wide.

Once the patent for minoxidil expired, various companies started manufacturing generic minoxidil. Most companies produce the minoxidil 2% concentration whilst some twenty-five companies produce the minoxidil 5% concentration. Generic minoxidil in now sold world wide especially over the internet. Generic minoxidil also includes minoxidil with additives. Experts believe that when adding certain products to minoxidil, the result may be more effective in certain patients. For example one may order minoxidil with azelaic acid or minoxidil with progesterone. Other additives include minoxidil with tretinoin, minoxidil with finasteride and minoxidil with nicotinate. The effectiveness of such additives to minoxidil is said to produce better results. Minoxidil is also produced in concentrations ranging from minoxidil 2% to minoxidil 6 %. However one or two companies have managed to mix a minoxidil 12.5% concentration. This mix is extremely difficult to achieve especially so since even the minoxidil 6% could cause precipitation. 

Minoxidil or generic minoxidil is applied twice daily to the effected area of the scalp. Some minoxidil products are produced in spray form with the result that the minoxidil is mainly wasted on the hair rather than on the scalp. Applied correctly to the scalp minoxidil would stop hair loss within six weeks. After ten weeks of continued use minoxidil will start to thicken the hair and may continue to do so up to the sixth month. After six months minoxidil should not be stopped as otherwise hair loss will resume within a further two months. Using minoxidil continuously will delay baldness considerably. Generic minoxidil has in some cases given better results than the straight forward minoxidil 5% hair loss lotion. Persons suffering from dandruff or scaly scalp would do well to use minoxidil with azelaic acid. Minoxidil's side effects are minimum although the product leaflet of minoxidil lists various side effects, (but this is so even with the mildest of medicines). The main side effects of minoxidil or generic minoxidil are scaly scalp or allergy. Minoxidil is normally produced in a 60ml bottle which would last one month (30 days). The dosage of minoxidil is 1ml twice daily. Minoxidil should not be refrigerated but stored in a dark place at room temperature. Minoxidil is highly inflammable and should be kept out of reach of children. Both minoxidil 2% and minoxidil 5% are OTC's (over the counter) products, however any generic minoxidil using additives should be mixed by a pharmacist under doctor's prescription. Although another medicine for hair loss has been developed in recent years, minoxidil still remains the safest and most popular treatment for hair loss.