Tab Follitin 5000mcg (Biotin)

Biotin at 5,000 mcg per tablet. We use it as an adjunct for patients with brittle hair and nails, and for those whose diet or bloodwork suggests they are running low.

One tablet daily with food. Give it three months before judging anything — hair grows roughly a centimetre a month, so nothing you take today shows up before then.

An honest word on what to expect. Biotin reliably helps people who are actually deficient. If your levels are already normal, taking more does not push hair growth further, and it will not touch male-pattern loss, which is driven by DHT sensitivity rather than nutrition. If you are shedding, the useful step is a ferritin, vitamin D, thyroid and zinc panel — not a bigger supplement.

One thing worth knowing: high-dose biotin interferes with several common laboratory blood tests, including thyroid and cardiac troponin assays, and can produce badly misleading results. Tell any doctor or lab that you are taking it, and stop it for a few days before bloodwork.