This page is for anyone in the United Kingdom or Ireland looking to buy minoxidil as a research chemical rather than as a finished medicine. It sets out what it costs to order minoxidil from us, what the molecule is in chemical terms, which compounds sit beside it in our catalogue, and how a parcel reaches a British or Irish address. Lumo Peptides is a Dutch supplier of reference materials for laboratory work. Oral minoxidil is a prescription medicine in the Netherlands, and we do not supply it as one.
Price and packaging
We carry one oral form. Prices on the site are in euros, including on orders sent to the United Kingdom.
| Item | Pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Minoxidil | Oral form, 5 mg strength | € 59,95 |
There is a single item at a single price, so there are no sizes to weigh against each other and no cheaper-per-milligram option to point at. Worked out against the stated strength, € 59,95 over 5 mg comes to € 11,99 per milligram. That is the only unit figure this page states, and it is arithmetic on the two numbers in the table above and nothing else. Any other per-milligram figure you meet elsewhere on the site should be checked the same way, by dividing the listed price by the listed strength rather than by trusting a comparison someone else has already drawn.
What minoxidil is
Minoxidil is a small synthetic molecule and not a peptide. Its systematic name is 6-(piperidin-1-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine 3-oxide, written in older literature as 2,4-diamino-6-piperidinopyrimidine 3-oxide. The CAS number is 38304-91-6 and the molecular formula is C9H15N5O, for a molecular mass of roughly 209 g/mol.
The skeleton is a pyrimidine ring carrying two amino groups, with a piperidine ring bonded at the 6-position and an N-oxide at the 3-position. That N-oxide is what separates minoxidil from an ordinary aminopyrimidine of the same shape. Pharmacological literature files the molecule under the ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers, a classification of mechanism as published authors describe it and not a statement about any outcome. The same literature describes a sulphated derivative, minoxidil sulphate, formed by sulphotransferase enzymes.
Two distinctions are worth keeping straight. The topical lotions and foams sold in pharmacies state a percentage concentration in a liquid, whereas the 5 mg here is a mass of substance in a solid form; the two kinds of number do not convert into one another, and a figure taken from a pharmacy label says nothing about what is listed above. Minoxidil is also chemically remote from the peptides that make up most of our range, at roughly 209 g/mol against the far larger masses of a typical peptide chain, which is a difference of chemical class and not merely of size.
Where it sits in the catalogue
The nearest item in our range is finasteride, a synthetic 4-azasteroid and therefore a wholly different chemical class, which we cover in more depth on buy finasteride. Dutasteride belongs to that same azasteroid family, sharing the four-ring core while differing in the group carried on the amide nitrogen. Different again is GHK-Cu, a copper-binding tripeptide of glycine, histidine and lysine, which we also format as a 35 ml serum. That grouping is catalogue structure, nothing more. The whole range is listed on buy peptides.
Form, handling and storage
This one is a solid oral form. Keep it dry and dark, in its original container, at room temperature and out of direct light. No solvent is involved, so there is nothing to reconstitute and no concentration to calculate.
Most of the catalogue differs in that respect, arriving as lyophilised powder in a sealed vial. There, bacteriostatic water goes down the inside wall of the vial rather than straight onto the cake, and the vial is swirled gently until the powder has dissolved rather than shaken. Reconstituted material then goes in the fridge and not the freezer. The volume of water fixes the concentration, and the peptide calculator does that arithmetic. None of it applies to a tablet.
Shipping and analysis
Everything ships from the Netherlands. Delivery to the United Kingdom is a flat € 15,95 and is free from € 200. Delivery to Ireland is a flat € 14,95, also free from € 200.
The United Kingdom is not in the European Union, so a parcel to a British address is an import and passes through the usual import formalities. Any import VAT or duty owed on it is charged by the carrier to the recipient. Ireland is in the European Union, so a parcel to an Irish address does not attract those import charges. Every batch is analysed and a certificate of analysis is available.
Frequently asked questions
What may I use this for?
Laboratory and research purposes only. It is not for human or veterinary use, and no dosing advice is given, here or anywhere else on the site.
Is this the same as a topical lotion from a pharmacy?
No. A lotion states a percentage concentration in a liquid, while the 5 mg here is a mass of substance in a solid form. Same molecule, different formulation, different legal status, and no conversion between the two kinds of figure.
Do you supply this as a medicine?
No. We supply it as a research chemical. Oral minoxidil is a prescription medicine in the Netherlands, and dispensing medicines is a pharmacy’s work rather than ours.
Will a parcel to the United Kingdom clear customs?
It is an import and goes through import formalities like any other. Any import VAT or duty is charged by the carrier to the recipient. An Irish address is inside the European Union, where no such charge arises.
Can I read the analysis before ordering?
Yes. Each batch is analysed and its certificate of analysis is available before you order.
For laboratory and research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.
