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Practitioner views on: 1a\u20131j) AGA's commercial influences (e.g., participants were quantitatively assessed on their understanding of a popular, commercially\u2010funded, AGA study) and 2a\u20132h) constraints on evidenced\u2010based AGA responding (e.g., ethical dilemmas) were assessed. Quantitative responses are reported descriptively whilst qualitative responses are categorized alongside illustrative quotes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>On average, (1a\u20131d) 42% of participants were misled by the popular AGA study and (1e) participants underestimated the extent of commercial biases in AGA research as 25%; (2a\u20132e). Participants also indicated that AGA treatment limitations and misinformation ethically challenged them (e.g., \u201c[It's difficult to know when] to treat or not without being able to confirm the outcome\u201d). (2c) Most (77%) indicated society played a powerful role in exacerbating AGA distress (e.g., \u201cSociety is hyper critical of appearance\u201d) and 30% indicated greater \u201ctreatment\u201d accessibility was needed: (e.g., \u201chair loss product [should] give clear indication of what the active ingredients are and how effective they are\u201d).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite the limited sample size, these finding cohere with previous identified challenges of the AGA practitioner role. 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