Clear medical information for patients in Spain
Search practical English-language guides reviewed by our medical team. Understand the condition, treatment choices and the correct route to care.
Hair loss, treatment and realistic expectations
Male hair loss: causes, treatment options and follow-up
Understand the difference between gradual pattern loss, diffuse shedding and warning signs that need another route.
Open the complete medical guide →
minoxidil · Spain
How to get a minoxidil prescription online in Spain
When topical minoxidil may not need a prescription, when oral minoxidil requires medical assessment, and how the online route works.
Read guide →
finasteride · Spain
How to get a finasteride prescription online in Spain
The doctor-led assessment, safety questions, e-prescription and follow-up route for suitable patients.
Read guide →
finasteride
Finasteride versus minoxidil for male-pattern hair loss
How the treatments differ, when they may be discussed together and why diagnosis and follow-up matter.
Read guide →
finasteride
Finasteride versus dutasteride for hair loss
Licensed use, off-label boundaries, safety and why a stronger enzyme effect does not automatically mean a better choice.
Read guide →
topical treatment
Topical versus oral hair-loss treatment
What route of treatment changes—and what still requires a proper diagnosis and safety review.
Read guide →
hair growth cycle
How long does hair-loss treatment take to work?
Why daily inspection is misleading and how consistent photographs create a more useful clinical comparison.
Read guide →
stopping treatment
What happens when finasteride or minoxidil is stopped?
Treatment may control an ongoing process rather than permanently cure it. Here is what that means for continuity and review.
Read guide →
minoxidil
Initial shedding after starting minoxidil
What early shedding can mean, how to monitor it and which features need medical assessment.
Read guide →
rapid weight loss
Hair loss after rapid weight loss or GLP-1 treatment
Why shedding can follow physiological stress or nutritional change—and why the medicine should not automatically be blamed.
Read guide →
progress photographs
How to photograph and monitor hair-loss progress
A simple, repeatable photography method for a more objective three- or six-month review.
Read guide →
blood tests
When can hair loss require blood tests?
Blood tests are not automatic for every receding hairline, but they may help when the pattern or history suggests another cause.
Read guide →
androgenetic alopecia
Male-pattern hair loss versus stress-related shedding
Two common patterns can overlap, but their timing, distribution and clinical questions are different.
Read guide →
finasteride safety
Finasteride: sexual and mood-related concerns
How to discuss recognised risks clearly without minimising symptoms or assuming that every patient will experience them.
Read guide →
female-pattern hair loss
Hair-loss treatment for women: why the pathway is different
Pattern, pregnancy potential, hormonal history and the choice of treatment require a different assessment.
Read guide →
Weight management
Wegovy, Mounjaro and GLP-1 treatment
Compare medicines, eligibility, follow-up and safety.
Open guide →
Weight management
Wegovy dosage guide
Understand staged dosing and why a doctor may hold a dose.
Open guide →
Weight management
Mounjaro dosage guide
Understand the tirzepatide dose pathway and tolerability.
Open guide →
Men’s health
Erectile dysfunction assessment
Private assessment of causes, safety and treatment options.
Open guide →
Men’s health
Viagra and sildenafil
Understand the brand, ingredient and correct prescribing route.
Open guide →
Men’s health
Cialis and tadalafil
Compare as-needed and daily treatment pathways.
Open guide →
Telemedicine
What online care can and cannot treat
Know when to start online, seek examination or call 112.
Open guide →
Telemedicine
Online doctor appointments in Spain
How telephone and secure video consultations work.
Open guide →
Prescriptions
Online prescription services
Choose the correct assessment or established-treatment route.
Open guide →
Prescriptions
Repeat prescriptions
Evidence, eligibility and the complete renewal process.
Open guide →No matching guide was found. Try a shorter medicine or symptom name.
Use the correct medical route
- Learn Read the condition and medicine guides.
- Assess Book a doctor for a new diagnosis or treatment.
- Continue Stable treatment may use the repeat route.
- Review Compare progress and tolerability over time.
Guides reviewed by Dr Ben Harry Clegg
General practitioner · Málaga registration 292911940 · Nerja Medical Center NICA 55712