
Hair Loss
Hair Loss Due to the Drug Use
WHAT ARE THE DRUGS THAT MAKE HAIR LOSS?
WHAT ARE THE DRUGS THAT MAKE HAIR LOSS?
- Amiodarone
- Captopril Telogen Effluvium
- Enalapril
- Methyldopa
- Metoprolol Telogen Effluvium
- Propranolol Telogen Effluvium

Anticoagulants
- Heparin
- Coumarin
- Fenindion
- LMW heparins Telogen Effluvium
- (enoxaparin, dalteparin) Telogen Effluvium
- Warfarin Telogen Effluvium
Rheumatological Drugs
- Allopurinol
- Antimalarials (chloroquine, mepacrine)
- Colchicine
- Penicillamine
Endocrine Drugs
- Bromocriptine
- Carbimazole
- Clomid
- Danazol
- Thiouracil
- Quit taking Oral Contraceptives
- Testosterone Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)
- Anabolic Steroids Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)
- DHEA Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)
- Levonorgestrel (Mirena, some birth control pills) Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)
Analgesics / Anti-inflammatories
- Indomethacin
- Ibuprofen
- Naproxen
Antibiotics / Anthelmintics
- Paraminosalicylates
- Benzimidazoles (albendazole,mebendazole)
- Chloramphenicol
- Isoniazid Telogen Effluvium
- Antiretrovirals (Indinavir) Telojen Effluvium
Antiepileptics / Psychotropic Drugs
- Pentosan Polysulfate
- Amphetamines
- Carbamazepine
- Lithium Telogen Effluvium
- Sodium Valproate Telogen Effluvium
- SSRI’s (Fluoxetine) Telogen Effluvium
Cytotoxic, antitumor drugs are generally effective in the ANAGEN phase and make anagen effluvium.
- Azathioprine
- Bleomycin
- Chlorambucil (rare)
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cytarabine
- Dacarbazine
- Daunorubicin
- Idarubicin
- Paclitaxel
- Docetaxel
- Vinblastine
- Vincristine
- Etoposide
- Topotecan
- Irinotecan
- Gemcitabine
- Actinomycin D
- Busulfan
- Radiation
High-dose vitamin A, Retinoids, Acetretin, Isotretinoin Telogen Effluvium causes hair loss.
There is some evidence that patients with hair loss are also genetically close to cardiovascular diseases. In this case, the judgment that the drugs cause hair loss alone may be misleading.
You must visit your doctor before quitting the drug used for hair loss.
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