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extended release by intestinal absorption isn't hard to formulate, but requires special equipment

caveat: alcohol ingestion can result in dissolving some enteric coatings, resulting in rapid release

Interestingly, it's not a totally new drug. It's an extended-release version of the existing hair-loss drug minoxidil.
Does this target any particular area? Or does it make people more hairy everywhere? If it targets a particular area, can anyone explain to me how scientists discover such specific pathways?
> well tolerated, with no serious or cardiac side effects reported.

Thats what I was looking for! some of drugs are just not worth the risk

Isn't it funny how woman can find bald or short men so unattractive and yet a man can not judge a woman in her weight
> First long-acting hair regrowth pill hailed as 'new benchmark'

It will grow only your existing hair, or also in places where you didn't have ?