Popular hair-loss drug may be in short supply: 'A significant problem'

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Popular hair-loss drug may be in short supply: 'A significant problem'
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FDA mulls ban on black women’s hair-straightening products due to cancer risk — as stylists say they’re out of fashion. Minoxidil has been found to be more effective when taken orally — but this form has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat hair loss.

The researchers called 277 pharmacies in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia to ask for a 30-day supply of 2.5 milligrams of Minoxidil. “You can go backwards and start losing your hair again,” Dr. Adam Friedman, professor and chair of dermatology at George Washington University,“A substantial number of our patients are not going to be able to access Minoxidil because of these shortages,” Friedman said. “It’s a significant problem.”Only 40% of 277 pharmacies in the D.C. area could immediately fill the prescriptions for a 30-day supply, the study found.

“Hair loss is not life-threatening, but let’s not underestimate the impact on quality of life,” Friedman said. “When people lose their hair, it is extraordinarily disabling.”, with untold numbers of balding men and women facing empty shelves at chain drug stores like Duane Reade and Walgreens.

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