Low-dose daily aspirin reduces topical minoxidil efficacy in androgenetic alopecia patients. Minoxidil 11/26/2019
Low-dose daily aspirin reduces the effectiveness of topical minoxidil in treating androgenetic alopecia. Aspirin inhibits sulfotransferase enzymes, which are necessary for minoxidil to work.
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