A new study suggests that prescriptions for low-dose oral minoxidil soared in the wake of a 2022 New York Times article that highlighted its utility for hairloss.
prescriptions, wrote the authors, from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and Truveta, a company that provides EHR data from U.S. health care systems. noted that LDOM was relatively unknown to patients and doctors — and not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating hair loss — but that it was inexpensive, safe, and very effective for many individuals.
The authors of the new study looked at prescriptions for patients at eight health care systems before and after the Times article was published in August 2022. They calculated the rate of first-time oral minoxidil prescriptions for 2.5 mg and 5 mg tablets, excluding 10 mg tablets, which are prescribed for hypertension.
"Socioeconomic factors, such as access to health care and education and income levels, may be associated with individuals seeking low-dose oral minoxidil after article publication," wrote the authors. He and his colleagues were curious as to whether the article might have prompted newfound interest in LDOM. They experienced an uptick at George Washington, which Dr. Friedman thought could have been because he was quoted in the Times story. He and colleagues conducted a national survey of dermatologists asking if more patients had called, emailed, or come in to the office asking about LDOM after the article's publication."Over 85% said yes," Dr. Friedman said in the interview.
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