FDA
Approved Medicinal Treatments
These treatments are medicines specifically approved by the
US Food & Drug Administration for the treatment of hair loss.
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"Natural"
Treatments
These treatments contain only natural ingredients -- vitamins,
herbs, minerals, amino acids, etc. Some appear to have a
positive beneficial effect for hair loss.
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Expected
Future Treatments
These treatments have been undergoing extensive research
and/or are in the FDA approval pipeline for new treatments.
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"Off-Label"
Medicinal Treatments
"Off-Label" prescriptions are written by a doctor when a medicine
is prescribed for a use it was not approved by the FDA to treat.
Medications often have uses for which they are not specifically approved.
* - Treatment
is regularly prescribed "off-label" for hair loss" |
Commercial
Treatments
The treatments in this section are commercially available products
for sale with the intended use of helping prevent or treat hair
loss. We make no endorsement of these products and encourage
consumers to use their best judgement in evaluating evidence
before buying any product. |
Possible
Future Treatments
The treatments in this section are either in the early stages
of expirimentation or had good early reports but no recent reports
regarding their current status or efficacy.
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