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Loniten (Minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets 30 for hair loss
Loniten (Minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets 30 for hair loss Product information
£24.99 (£0.83 per tablets)
| 2.5mg | |
|---|---|
| 30 tablets | £24.99 |
| 60 tablets | £49.99 |
| 120 tablets | £84.99 |
| 180 tablets | £134.99 |
Product Information for Loniten (Minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets 30 for hair loss
What are Loniten tablets?
Loniten is a brand name for Minoxidil tablets, a prescription-only medicine.
How to take Loniten tablets
These Minoxidil tablets are supplied under the brand name Loniten, made by Pfizer, in the 2.5mg strength.
Loniten 2.5mg tablets are small, off-white tablets that are neatly scored down the middle, enabling you to easily split them in half without a special tablet cutter.
Loniten (Minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets 30 for hair loss reviews
How to use Loniten (Minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets 30 for hair loss
Minoxidil Oral Tablets are normally taken with or without food.
Recommended dose: HALF a tablet daily for 14 days then ONE daily after that
Side effects of Loniten (Minoxidil) 2.5mg tablets 30 for hair loss
- 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.
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Loniten tablets contain 2.5 mg of minoxidil, cellulose, corn starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, and silicon dioxide.
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Minoxidil used topically may cause some irritation. Both topical and oral treatments were almost equally effective at slowing or stopping hair loss in clinical studies, although the oral treatment had a higher risk of side effects.
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Yes, Minoxidil tablets are a Prescription-Only Medicine. Our in-house team of UK doctors can prescribe for you following a short online consultation, providing that it is safe to do so.
Our dispensing team will then dispatch your order via recorded delivery to reach you as soon as the next working day.
Please ensure you complete your consultation honestly and thoroughly in order for us to give you the quickest and safest service.
Learn more about how we prescribe safely online for you here.
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We would not recommend this, it is best to use one or the other. Using both will not cause hair loss to cease and regrowth to begin any faster and will only increase your risk of side effects.
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This treatment might not be right for men who are already on medication to reduce blood pressure (anti-hypertensive medication).
Additionally, because alcohol lowers blood pressure, we recommend that you reduce how much you drink during oral Minoxidil treatment.
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No, not for Male Pattern Baldness/Androgenic Alopecia. The NHS does not prescribe any medicines for this condition.
- Sharma AN, Michelle L, Juhasz M, Muller Ramos P, Atanaskova Mesinkovska N. Low-dose oral minoxidil as treatment for non-scarring alopecia: a systematic review. Int J Dermatol. 2020;59: 1013–1019. doi:10.1111/ijd.14933
- Jimenez-Cauhe J, Saceda-Corralo D, Rodrigues-Barata R, Hermosa-Gelbard A, Moreno-Arrones OM, Gil-Redondo R, et al. Characterization and management of hypertrichosis induced by low-dose oral minoxidil in the treatment of hair loss. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021;84: 222–223. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.08.124
- Jimenez-Cauhe J, Saceda-Corralo D, Rodrigues-Barata R, Hermosa-Gelbard A, Moreno-Arrones OM, Fernandez-Nieto D, et al. Effectiveness and safety of low-dose oral minoxidil in male androgenetic alopecia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019;81: 648–649. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.04.054
- Jimenez-Cauhe J, Saceda-Corralo D, Rodrigues-Barata R, Moreno-Arrones OM, Ortega-Quijano D, Fernandez-Nieto D, et al. Safety of low-dose oral minoxidil treatment for hair loss. A systematic review and pooled-analysis of individual patient data. Dermatol Ther. 2020;33: e14106. doi:10.1111/dth.14106
- This service is designed specifically to support male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia).
As an online pharmacy, we have a duty to ensure that all treatments are prescribed safely and appropriately.
Please take a moment to read and confirm your understanding of the following
- Finasteride, Dutasteride, and oral Minoxidil can only be prescribed to men and those assigned male at birth (genetic males)
- These medicines are not licensed for use by women and those assigned female at birth so for safety reasons, our clinicians cannot approve or supply them in such cases.
- Female at birth patients should contact a specialist hair loss clinic for advice and a consultation about taking these medications
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Authored on June 24, 2025
Reviewed on June 24, 2025
