Med Minoxidil Topical and Ramucirumab Intravenous

• 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.

• Generic Name: ramucirumab
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Cyramza

Ramucirumab injection is used alone or together with paclitaxel to treat advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer (cancer that has already spread) after a patient has received other cancer medicines. It is also used in combination with docetaxel to treat metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (cancer that has already spread) in patients who have received other cancer medicines. Ramucirumab is also used in combination with folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) to treat metastatic colorectal cancer (cancer that has already spread) in patients who have received other cancer medicines.

Ramucirumab is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.