Metoprolol and Alopecia

December 1981 in “ PubMed ”

C W Graeber, R A Lapkin

metoprolol alopecia telogen effluvium beta-adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol scalp biopsy hair loss beta-blocker

TLDR Metoprolol, a blood pressure medication, was linked to reversible hair loss.

In 1981, a case was reported where the use of metoprolol, a beta-adrenoceptor antagonist commonly used for treating hypertension, was associated with reversible alopecia of the telogen effluvium variety. This finding was based on a scalp biopsy. This case suggested a similar mechanism for alopecia as had been previously described with the use of another beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, propranolol.

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