Loniten (minoxidil)
2.5mg tablets
Product information:
Manufacturer: Pfizer
£ 52.99 (0.88p per tablets)
Strength: 2.5mg
Quantity: 60
Direction for Use:
HALF a
tablet daily for 14 days then ONE daily thereafter.
Using Loniten (minoxidil) 2.5mg
tablets as an off-label treatment for hair loss:|
Patients
with elevated blood pressure are usually treated with Loniten (minoxidil) 2.5 mg tablets, but at very high doses than
hair loss therapy. However, for the treatment of hair loss in men it may also
be prescribed as “off label”. “offlabel” means that the
medicine is not initially authorised for the treatment of a condition but for
the treatment of another condition.
This means
that the treatment of hair loss with this medicinal product does not match the
conditions listed in the patient’s information leaflet. You should always
follow the instructions on the dispensing label on your medicine and contact us
if you have any questions about the medication or your treatment.
*Disclaimer: The individual results
may be different.
Patient Information Leaflet
Important – Before taking any
medication, it is always important to read the Patient Information Leaflet
(PIL)
Loniten (minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets – Patient
Information Leaflet
Side Effect:
What are the side effects of Loniten?
Chest
discomfort that has recently developed or worsened
Chest pain
that has moved to your jaw or shoulder
Rapid or
pounding heartbeats
Swollen
legs, ankles, or feet
Fast
weight gain, especially around the face and belly
Shortness
of breath
A feeling
of impending faintness.
Very
common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people
Increased
heart rate, inflammation of the lining that surrounds the heart, abnormal
electrocardiogram (ECG), increased hair growth, and hair colour changes.
Common:
may affect up to 1 in 10 people
Accumulation
of fluid around the heart, compression of the heart due to a build-up of fluid,
and fluid retention.
Rare: may
affect up to 1 in 1,000 people
Decrease
in white blood cells, reduction in blood platelets, which increases the risk of
bleeding or bruising, serious illness with blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes
and genitals (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), inflammation and blistering of the
skin, rash. Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data
Accumulation of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and
chest cavity, chest pains (angina), gastrointestinal disorders, swelling of the
ankles, feet or fingers associated with or independent of weight gain, breast
tenderness, reduced kidney function resulting in increased creatinine and urea
levels in your blood.
How to store Loniten (Minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets
Keep this
medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
This
medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not use
this medicine after the expiry date, which is stated on the carton after the
letters EXP.
The expiry
date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not throw away any
medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw
away medicines no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.