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Six of these women continued treatment, and two women who developed urticaria discontinued treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prospective, uncontrolled, open\u2010label observational study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Once daily capsules containing minoxidil 0.25 mg and spironolactone 25 mg appear to be safe and effective in the treatment of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">FPHL<\/jats:styled-content>. 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