Pharmacist Intervention in Fluvoxamine-Induced Alopecia: A Case Report in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

June 2016 in “ Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice ”

Benson Koshy, Shashank S Hosur, Stimson Jose, Yogananda Rajashekarachar, Gopal Das

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TLDR Stopping fluvoxamine can reverse hair loss caused by the drug.

A 28-year-old male experienced diffuse hair loss after taking fluvoxamine, a synthetic antidepressant. The hair loss, likely due to the drug's impact on the telogenic phase of hair follicles, resolved after stopping the medication. This case highlighted the potential for fluvoxamine to induce alopecia.

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