The Copium Meter

Is Minoxidil copium?

Hype against randomized trials for one topic, computed and dated 30 October 2026. It rates the topic, never a person, and gives no dosing and no sourcing.

The short version

299Kyearly wiki viewsEnglish Wikipedia, to 30 Sep 2026
147randomized-trial paperstyped on PubMed
2,033views per trial paperlower is better backed
Hype is nudging aheadthe verdictby the published rule

Minoxidil

Hype is nudging ahead

2,033yearly views per trial paper

Trials exist, but attention is running a step ahead of the record.

The full receipts

What does this verdict mean?

English Wikipedia readers opened the Minoxidil article about 299K times in the year to 30 September 2026. PubMed holds 147 papers typed as randomized trials for it, which is 2,033 yearly views per trial paper. By the published rule that earns the verdict Hype is nudging ahead.

That is a statement about the gap between attention and trial record. It does not say whether Minoxidil works or whether it is safe for anyone.

How does it compare with the others?

Minoxidil next to the other fourhype above, proof below, read 30 October 2026

Top chart: attention. Bottom chart: randomized-trial papers typed on PubMed. The highlighted bar is Minoxidil. A big top bar over a small bottom bar is what the meter reads as hype ahead of the trials.

BPC-157: Pure copium (308K views, 0 trial papers)
Tongkat ali: Hype is running ahead (78K views, 6 trial papers)
Ashwagandha: Hype is running ahead (680K views, 61 trial papers)
Gua sha: Hype is running ahead (141K views, 16 trial papers)
Finasteride: Hype is nudging ahead (229K views, 73 trial papers)
Niacinamide: Hype is nudging ahead (145K views, 52 trial papers)
Minoxidil: Hype is nudging ahead (299K views, 147 trial papers)
Retinol: Hype is nudging ahead (140K views, 71 trial papers)
Collagen: Hype is nudging ahead (232K views, 120 trial papers)
Creatine: Receipts check out (596K views, 732 trial papers)
Magnesium: Receipts check out (334K views, 429 trial papers)
Caffeine: Receipts check out (608K views, 1,021 trial papers)
Tretinoin: Receipts check out (107K views, 210 trial papers)
Melatonin: Receipts check out (252K views, 578 trial papers)
Sunscreen: Receipts check out (131K views, 321 trial papers)

Where do the numbers come from?

The PubMed search for Minoxidil papers typed as randomized controlled trials, read 30 October 2026.
The Wikimedia pageviews tool, for the English article's yearly views.
The evidence ladder shows the same counts for nine topics.

The rule that sorts a ratio into a verdict is on the Meter page and the full method is on how we check.