Convenience is one of the main draws of oral minoxidil over topical. For example, if you’re someone who travels regularly, you may find it easier to pack a few pills than a dropper bottle or ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader whose statin caused them to feel ill.

Those tend to include minoxidil and/or finasteride, in oral or topical forms, as well as hybrids of both medicines. Hims is quite likely the first brand you think of when it comes to telemedicine ...

What about oral minoxidil? Though pet toxicity studies have only been conducted with the topical formula, Dr. Long says that “ingestion of the oral product could cause the same symptoms and ...

That study examined 211 cases of dogs and cats with topical minoxidil exposure. “The study cited 87 cases of toxicity with symptoms ranging from lethargy and vomiting to heart failure,” Dr ...