Drug-Induced Alopecia: Review of the Literature

September 1995 in “ PubMed ”

M E Llau, R. Viraben, Jean‐Louis Montastruc

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drug-induced alopecia antimitotic agents psychotropic drugs tricyclic antidepressants lithium anticonvulsants valproic acid beta-adrenoceptor antagonists anticoagulants antithyroid drugs oral contraceptives cimetidine retinoids amphetamines hair loss hair thinning baldness

Studysummary This review discusses the wide range of drugs potentially causing reversible or irreversible hair loss and emphasizes the difficulty of diagnosing drug-induced alopecia without withdrawal of the suspected medication; it reports no new clinical findings.

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