Amytal Sodium and Minox Topical

• Generic Name: amobarbital
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Amytal Sodium

• It is used to treat sleep problems.
• It is used to calm you before a procedure.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.

• Generic Name: minoxidil topical
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Rogaine, Ronoxidil, Rogaine Extra Strength, Rogaine Women's, Rogaine Men's Extra Strength

Minoxidil applied to the scalp is used to stimulate hair growth in adult men and women with a certain type of baldness. The exact way that this medicine works is not known.

If hair growth is going to occur with the use of minoxidil, it usually occurs after the medicine has been used for several months and lasts only as long as the medicine continues to be used. Hair loss will begin again within a few months after minoxidil treatment is stopped.

In the U.S., this medicine is available without a prescription.