Medication
Rogaine
Generic name:
Pharmacist-reviewed drug information from the RxWiki encyclopedia.
Overview
Rogaine is an over the counter medication used to regrow hair in adult men and women. Rogaine belongs to a group of drugs called vasodilators. These help to regrow hair by increasing the size of shrunken hair follicles allowing normal hair growth.
This medication comes in a solution form and is applied twice daily to the scalp.
Common side effects of Rogaine include burning, stinging and redness at site of application.
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