Rogaine Hair Products Along with Propecia, Rogaine is one of only two drugs approved by the FDA for treating hair loss. Rogaine is used to treat male pattern baldness in patients who are experiencing gradually thinning hair on the top of the head. Minoxidil, (Rogaine’s active ingredient), was originally created as a drug for treating hypertension (high blood pressure). It was then discovered that one of its side affects was growing hair. Minoxidil was then tested for use as a topical application for regrowing hair. The results were sufficiently impressive that the FDA approved it as a treatment for hair loss.
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