Changes in Minoxidil Prescribing After Media Attention About Oral Use for Hair Loss

Abstract

This cross-sectional study investigates rates of prescription of low-dose minoxidil after of publication of a newspaper article on this treatment.

Time-Series Analysis of First-Time Pediatric Speech Delays From 2018 to 2022

“…We identified children younger than 5 years with encounters between January 1, 2018, and February 28, 2023, and no previous speech delay diagnosis in a subset of Truveta data. Truveta data consist of electronic health records provided by member US health care systems that were deidentified by expert determination in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule and therefore exempt from institutional review board approval . The STROBE reporting guideline was followed in this study.…”

A time-series analysis of anxiety diagnoses and prescriptions from January 2018 to January 2023

“…We used a subset of Truveta Data to investigate first-time anxiety diagnoses and first-time anxiety medications between January 1, 2018, and January 31, 2023. Truveta Data consists of electronic health records provided by member U.S. healthcare systems that were deidentified by expert determination in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule (Althouse et al, 2023; Goodwin Cartwright et al, 2023; Smits et al, 2023). Anxiety diagnoses were defined using the National Library of Medicine’s Value Set Authority Center definition of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2021).…”

Does increased interest in oral minoxidil after media attention apply to non‐English‐speaking patients?

“…A previous study by Goodwin Cartwright et al 4 reported a significant increase in first-time prescriptions of OM 8 weeks before vs. after the article publication for their patients seen by dermatologists and non-dermatologists. In this study, we further classified data based on ELP and NELP groups for patients diagnosed with hair loss and seen by dermatologists.…”

“…2 When the article was published, a significant increase in Google searches for OM was observed, and a temporary uptick in OM prescriptions was observed shortly after. 3,4 However, whether the increased interest in OM was observed in non-English language preferring patients has not been studied. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the OM prescription rates for patients who are English language preferring (ELP) vs. non-English language preferring (NELP).We conducted a retrospective chart review of prescription orders for outpatients diagnosed with hair loss: "alopecia areata" (ICD-10 code L63.0-L63.8), "androgenic alopecia" (L64.0-L64.8), "other nonscarring hair loss" (L65.0-L65.9), and "cicatricial alopecia" (L66.0-L66.9) who were seen at dermatology clinics affiliated with the University of Miami between February 2022 and January 2023.…”

“…2 When the article was published, a significant increase in Google searches for OM was observed, and a temporary uptick in OM prescriptions was observed shortly after. 3,4 However, whether the increased interest in OM was observed in non-English language preferring patients has not been studied. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the OM prescription rates for patients who are English language preferring (ELP) vs. non-English language preferring (NELP).…”