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Minoxidil
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Salts
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Minoxidil tartrate
Generated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)
Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
Physical properties
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209.25 g/mol [1]
Solubility>31.4 [ug/mL] (The mean of the results at pH 7.4) [1]
1.2 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C9H15N5O [1]
3-hydroxy-2-imino-6-piperidin-1-ylpyrimidin-4-amine [1]
C1CCN(CC1)C2=NC(=N)N(C(=C2)N)O [1]
InChI=1S/C9H15N5O/c10-7-6-8(12-9(11)14(7)15)13-4-2-1-3-5-13/h6,11,15H,1-5,10H2 [1]
InChIKeyZIMGGGWCDYVHOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]
Pharmacokinetics[]
Elimination half-life4.2 h

Minoxidil

Minoxidil (also known as Rogaine, Loniten, Minoximen, Theroxidil, Alopexil, Alostil, Regaine, Tricoxidil, Lonolox or Normoxidil) is a substance of the piperidine class.

Chemistry

Salts []

Minoxidil is typically found in the form of its tartrate salt.

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Minoxidil is a achiral mixture

Anodyne Usernotes
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0xea / Minoxidil via Transdermal and Oral at 10-15mg oral

Legal status []

  • Australia: Minoxidil is a S4 substance.[3][4]
  • United Kingdom: Minoxidil is a GSL substance.
  • United States: Minoxidil is a OTC substance.

See also []

  • Substituted piperidines
  • Anodyne

    • External links []

    References []

    1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 4201, Minoxidil. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4201

    2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Minoxidil. UNII: 5965120SH1. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/5965120SH1

    3. 59445 WOMEN'S REGAINE EXTRA STRENGTH Minoxidil 5% application bottle. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/servlet/xmlmillr6?dbid=ebs/PublicHTML/pdfStore.nsf&docid=59445&agid=%28PrintDetailsPublic%29&actionid=1

    4. Search the TGA website. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://tga-search.clients.funnelback.com/s/search.html?collection=tga-artg&profile=record&meta_i=79914