Dutasteride for hair loss: the licensing position, the evidence and the half-life problem
More potent, better hair counts in short trials, and a half-life measured in weeks rather than hours. That last fact is the one that ought to shape the decision.
Low-dose oral minoxidil: what the evidence shows and why the boxed warning misleads
The scary warning on the box belongs to a dose ten to forty times higher. Getting that distinction right is most of what an honest conversation about this medicine involves.
Topical minoxidil side effects: irritation, shedding and what the solution contains
The commonest problem with minoxidil is usually a reaction to what it is dissolved in, not to the drug. That single fact solves a lot of abandoned treatments.
Finasteride side effects: the trial numbers, the UK warnings and what changed in 2026
Two pictures of the same medicine: a percentage point or so of excess risk in the trials, and a body of persistent-symptom reports serious enough that three regulators have acted. Both are real.
Tadalafil daily or on demand: which dosing suits which man
Two ways of taking the same medicine, chosen by how often you need it — and, for some men, by the prostate.
Sildenafil side effects: what’s common, what’s rare and what needs urgent care
Most of what happens is a blood vessel doing what the medicine tells it to. A short list isn’t, and those are the ones to know.
Viagra Connect and the other pharmacy ED medicines: what you can buy without a prescription
Three products, one counter, and a conversation that isn’t a formality. Here’s what the pharmacist is actually screening for.
Testosterone replacement therapy in the UK: what it involves and what it doesn’t do
Replacement is a long-term commitment with a monitoring schedule attached. Here’s what that actually looks like.
Sildenafil and tadalafil: how the two differ
Same mechanism, quite different practical properties. The differences are in the product information rather than the marketing.
How erectile dysfunction tablets work, and how they differ
Four medicines, one mechanism, and a set of contraindications that are misquoted more often than almost anything in this field.