Efficacy of Oral Minoxidil in the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia in Male Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital

    November 2021 in “ Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Science ”
    Neelam Siraj, Naheed Asghar, Irum Shoukat … Faryal Arif
    Studysummary This study found that oral Minoxidil 5 mg daily significantly improved androgenic alopecia in 90.2% of male participants after four months, with consistent effectiveness across different demographic and clinical subgroups.
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