Minoxidil vs Finasteride in the Treatment of Men With Androgenetic Alopecia

Combined treatment with oral finasteride and topical minoxidil in male androgenetic alopecia: a randomized and comparative study in Chinese patients

“…This was an open, randomized and comparative study aiming to compare the efficacy of oral finasteride and/or topical minoxidil in MAGA after12 months treatment. Oral finasteride at 1 mg/day yielded better outcome than topical 5% minoxidil used twice/day, in accordance with previous researches (10,11). The combined medication took effect faster, and was superior to monotherapies during the whole course of treatment.…”

Comparative Efficacy of Minoxidil and 5‐Alpha Reductase Inhibitors Monotherapy for Male Pattern Hair Loss: Network Meta‐Analysis Study of Current Empirical Evidence

“…This trial, which studied female participants with pattern hair loss, was included to allow for a connected network for the 24‐week change in IOA outcome. Study‐level summary of the included trials' characteristics is presented in Table 1 [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ]. Each study's risk of bias is presented in Figure 2 .…”

“…This trial, which studied female participants with pattern hair loss, was included to allow for a connected network for the 24‐week change in IOA outcome. Study‐level summary of the included trials' characteristics is presented in Table 1 [12–44]. Each study's risk of bias is presented in Figure 2.…”

Relative Efficacy of Minoxidil and the 5-α Reductase Inhibitors in Androgenetic Alopecia Treatment of Male Patients

“…Our search yielded 848 records (Figure 1); after the 2 stages of screening, 23 studies were eligible for quantitative analyses (Figure 1). Details from the eligible studies are presented in the Table; 2 were single-arm (ie, observational) studies, whereas the remaining 21 were randomized trials.…”