Minox Topical and Nucynta

• 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: tapentadol
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Nucynta, Nucynta ER

Nucynta (tapentadol) is an opioid pain medication. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

Nucynta is used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Nucynta ER is an extended-release form of tapentadol and is used for around-the-clock treatment of pain that is not controlled by other medicines. This form of tapentadol is not for use on an as-needed basis for pain.