Not Its Crowning Glory: Obstacles for FDA in Regulating Ingested Dietary Supplements Purporting to Prevent Hair Loss

    January 2005 in “ Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) ”
    Andrew Bradt
    TLDR The FDA struggles to regulate hair loss supplements due to a law allowing unproven claims.
    The document discussed the challenges faced by the FDA in regulating dietary supplements that claimed to prevent hair loss, highlighting that despite the dominance of FDA-approved treatments like Propecia and Rogaine, many herbal remedies with unproven effectiveness were available due to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). This act allowed such products to make claims about hair regrowth or prevention without substantial evidence, potentially misleading consumers. The article explored how DSHEA enabled these products to persist in the market and suggested possible solutions to address this issue.
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