Briefings
Briefings
Guides and price analysis, written from the same numbers as the index. Each one says when its figures were last checked.
Topical finasteride online: the price, the trial, and the FDA alert (2026)
Topical finasteride matched the pill for hair count in a 458-man trial while cutting blood DHT roughly half as much. But the product in that trial is not what US clinics sell, and in April 2025 the FDA issued an alert about the compounded versions that are. Here is the evidence, the warning, and what the clinics in our index charge.
Finasteride side effects: what the FDA label actually says, in numbers (2026)
The trial rates, the post-marketing reports, and the 2022 label change, taken straight from the FDA prescribing information. Neither the reassurance of a clinic's landing page nor the alarm of a forum thread: the numbers, with their denominators.
Finasteride vs dutasteride for hair loss: what the trials show and what online clinics charge (2026)
Dutasteride grows more hair than finasteride in head-to-head trials, but it is not FDA-approved for hair loss, stays in the body for weeks rather than hours, and the big three online clinics do not prescribe it on its own. Here is the evidence, the trade-offs, and what the four clinics that do sell it charge.
Hims vs Keeps for hair loss (2026): prices, plans and cancellation, side by side
Keeps is cheaper on finasteride and charges for shipping; Hims has a wider menu and an introductory price that rises. Both are free to consult and cancel. Here is every published number for the two most-searched hair-loss clinics, and what each one leaves out.
How to cancel a hair-loss subscription without paying for one more shipment (2026)
Every clinic in the index lets you cancel online, but the timing decides whether you are billed again. Here is each clinic's published cancellation policy, the shipment cycles that catch people out, and what to do if a charge lands after you cancelled.
How to get finasteride online in 2026: the legal route, what it costs, and what to check first
Finasteride is prescription-only but not a controlled drug, so a licensed clinician can prescribe it online without a visit. Here is how the process works, what the eight clinics in our index charge, what the FDA label says before you start, and the five things to check before you pay.
Oral minoxidil for hair loss: what it costs online and what to know before you start (2026)
Low-dose oral minoxidil is the fastest-growing hair-loss prescription online, but it is off-label, it is a blood-pressure drug at heart, and only three clinics in our index publish a price for it. Here is what the largest safety study found, what the clinics charge, and the questions to ask before you take it.
What a year of hair-loss treatment actually costs online (2026)
The headline price is one month on the cheapest plan. Add the month-two rise, the consult fee and shipping, and the ranking changes. Here is the twelve-month total at every clinic in the index, and why the cheapest first month is rarely the cheapest year.