{"id":1913,"date":"2026-11-11T08:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T08:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/hairloss\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2026-11-11T08:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T08:35:31","slug":"the-hair-loss-pill-just-passed-its-final-trial-im-still-bald-but-lets-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/hairloss\/?p=1913","title":{"rendered":"The Hair Loss Pill Just Passed Its Final Trial (I&#8217;m Still Bald, But Let&#8217;s Talk)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bB84Uy4abZs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m bald, I treat hair loss for a living, and I&#8217;m functionally the before picture in every clinical trial, so when an extended release oral minoxidil pill called VDPH1 held up hard in its latest study, I had to break it down. On October 19th Veradermix dropped study 304, and the twice daily dose grew 36.4 extra hairs per square centimeter versus 6.6 on placebo, with 68.7% of men saying their hair improved. Here&#8217;s what the data, the side effects, and the realistic timeline actually look like.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Why I get excited about a hair loss drug I may not even use<br \/>\n0:55 Who pattern hair loss hits and the tools we have now<br \/>\n1:33 What VDPH1 is and getting oral minoxidil through the FDA<br \/>\n1:55 Study 304 design, 536 men, three dose groups<br \/>\n2:47 Hair count and patient-reported results versus placebo<br \/>\n4:06 How this matches their earlier study 302<br \/>\n4:33 Side effects, leg swelling, and hair growing where you didn&#8217;t want it<br \/>\n6:11 Extended release gel matrix versus regular oral minoxidil<br \/>\n7:50 Dose warning and the women&#8217;s trial, study 306<br \/>\n8:16 When you can realistically get it and whether you should wait<\/p>\n<p>user Hey everybody, welcome back to the channel. I&#8217;m Dr. Mara. 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