Mintop 10% Solution

Mintop 10% Solution

Mintop 10% Solution is a used in the treatment of male pattern baldness. It is most effective in treating familial hair loss or thinning at the top of the scalp, not in front. This medicine helps to stimulate hair growth by increasing the blood circulation to the hair follicles. However, the amount of hair growth is different for each person. During the first 2 weeks of application, your hair fall may increase temporarily. This is normal and is a sign that Minoxidil is working. This medicine should strictly be taken according to the doctor’s advice.

Drug =Minoxidil

Strength = 10%

Manufacture= Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd

How to Take

Use Mintop 10% Solution in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use.

Dosage

Mintop Pro Lotion

Mintop Forte 5% Solution

Mintop Forte 5% Solution

Mintop 10% Solution

Mintop 2% Solution

Mintop Eva Solution

Mintop 10% Solution

Mintop 2% Solution

Mintop Forte 5% Foam

Side Effects

Irregular heartbeat

Weight gain

Chest pain

Shortness of breath

Redness of skin

Swelling of feet or lower legs

Tingling of hands and feet

Eye irritation

Increase hair growth on face, arms and back

Breast tenderness

Headache

Warning

Mintop 10% Solution is not recommended for pregnant women.

Mintop 10% Solution is known to excreted through breast milk. This medicine is not recommended for breastfeeding women.

Mintop 10% Solution may cause fluid accumulation and may increase the risk of congestive heart failure. Therefore, it should be taken in combination with loop diuretics to prevent fluid accumulation. Monitoring of body weight and heart function is necessary.

Minoxidil may lower the blood pressure than required. Therefore, patients with high blood pressure should be treated with this medicine in the hospital setting. Close monitoring of blood pressure is necessary. Any signs of low blood pressure should be reported to the doctor immediately.

Mintop 10% Solution is not recommended in patients with severe scalp irritation or any known allergy to alcohol or propylene glycol.

Mintop 10% Solution is only recommended in males for the treatment of alopecia androgenetica. It is not recommended if hair loss due to other causes.

Mintop 10% Solution may cause the unwanted growth of hair on face, arms and back. The patient should be counseled about this unwanted hair growth and advised to inform the doctor if the condition worsen.

Mintop 10% Solution may cause temporary shedding of hair at the beginning of the treatment. This shedding is due to the growth of new hair at the place of old hair and subsidies in a couple of weeks. The treatment should be discontinued if the shedding persists.

Uses

Mintop 10% Solution is used to treat an increase in the blood pressure caused by genetic and/or environmental factors.

Mintop 10% Solution is used to prevent hair loss in males.