Risedronate Delayed-Release Tablets and Rogaine For Men Extra Strength Topical

• Generic Name: risedronate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Actonel, Atelvia

• It is used to prevent or treat soft, brittle bones (osteoporosis).

• Generic Name: minoxidil topical
• Dosage Forms: solution
• 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.