April 2025 in “International Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Studies” This source explains that unlike genetic hormonal alopecia, alopecia areata is associated with inflammatory factors and may also involve psychological and genetic contributions.
3 citations
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August 2015 in “Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology” This review discusses treatment options for hair loss in women and reports no new clinical results; it highlights minoxidil as the only drug proven to effectively improve alopecia based on rigorous studies.
July 2003 in “Pediatrics in review” This article reviews 12 newly approved drugs with pediatric indications from 2001, discussing their clinical importance for general pediatricians, but reports no new clinical results.
45 citations
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July 2002 in “The Neurologist” This article reviews the challenges of using disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis and offers strategies to improve treatment adherence and manage adverse effects, but reports no new clinical findings.
July 2017 in “Clin-Alert” Different medications can cause serious side effects in some people.
100 citations
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May 2003 in “Journal of Neuroscience” This study found that neuroactive steroids like DHEA and pregnenolone influence cocaine-induced appetence in mice through their interaction with the ς1 receptor, suggesting a role in individual vulnerability to addiction.
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January 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that dexamethasone effectively suppressed DHEAS levels in women with elevated levels using much lower doses than previously thought, without significant adverse effects.
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May 2003 in “PubMed” This study found that neuroactive steroids, through their interaction with the sigma1 receptor, influence the acquisition of cocaine's rewarding effects in mice, suggesting a role in drug addiction vulnerability.
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January 2013 in “Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno)” This study hypothesized that finasteride administration may increase stress-induced amphetamine locomotor sensitization due to its impact on brain reward systems involving the neurosteroid allopregnanolone.
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January 2018 in “Indian Journal of Psychiatry/Indian journal of psychiatry” This case report suggests that methylphenidate may lead to hair loss in some patients, observable when stopping and starting the medication.
January 2009 in “Side effects of drugs annual” This study observed no teratogenic effects of oral decongestants and surprisingly favorable neonatal outcomes in Swedish women who used them during pregnancy.
42 citations
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August 2012 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Finasteride reduces certain behaviors caused by D1-like receptor agonists but not by D2-like receptor agonists in mice.
January 2022 in “Figshare” This study suggests that stress-associated hair loss may occur due to increased androgen receptor expression and activity induced by dexamethasone in human and mouse dermal papilla cells.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study found that stress-associated hair loss may be linked to increased androgen receptor expression and activity in non-balding hair follicles due to dexamethasone treatment.
This abstract details known indications, categories, and potential reactions for various drugs, including anorexiants, estrogens, NSAID analgesics, cardiac glycosides, and migraine preventives, without reporting new clinical results.
219 citations
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January 2006 in “Drug Metabolism Reviews” This review discusses how dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) may exert its biological effects through multiple receptors and reports no new clinical results.
65 citations
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May 2001 in “Journal of Analytical Toxicology” This study found that amphetamine was preferentially incorporated into black hair compared to white hair in Long-Evans rats, suggesting a role for drug basicity in hair color-based drug incorporation.
December 2020 in “Nigerian journal of animal production” This study found that dexamethasone may induce diabetes in albino rats and Annona muricata methanolic bark extract resulted in significantly reduced blood sugar levels in dexamethasone-induced diabetic rats.
2 citations
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August 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology” This case report describes an 8-year-old girl with ADHD who experienced reversible eyebrow alopecia after initiating atomoxetine treatment, with no further occurrences when the medication was reintroduced.
77 citations
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September 1983 in “Acta Paediatrica” In this study, administering dexamethasone rapidly normalized elevated steroid levels in girls with premature adrenarche.
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December 1991 in “Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy” This study reported that continuous intravenous dextran sulfate was toxic and ineffective as a treatment for symptomatic HIV infection, as it did not improve surrogate markers and caused significant side effects.
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February 2009 in “Clinical neurology and neurosurgery” In this study, patients with epilepsy who switched from immediate-release to extended-release divalproex sodium did not experience significant changes in seizure frequency, but most preferred the new formulation due to a subjective decrease in tremor during daily activities.
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August 2004 in “Epilepsy & behavior” In this study, divalproex sodium extended-release was found to be more tolerable and preferred by patients compared to the delayed-release formulation, with improved seizure control and psychiatric symptom relief.
35 citations
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January 2018 in “Vitamins and hormones” This review examines the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms by which DHEA and DHEA-S influence various bodily systems, citing rodent studies, but presents no new clinical results.
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July 1988 in “JAMA” This article discusses reported cases of diffuse scalp hair thinning in women using amphetamines and suggests no clear cause-effect relationship with amphetamine use based on available evidence.
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May 2015 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” This study found that megestrol acetate increases the proliferation, migration, and adipogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells through glucocorticoid receptor phosphorylation.
22 citations
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August 1999 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that subcutaneous injections of guanethidine or 6-hydroxydopamine induced premature hair growth in mice, suggesting a role for sympathetic nerves in hair growth control.
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April 2002 in “Brain Research” This study found that in rats, finasteride significantly reduced allopregnanolone in the cortex and increased both the rise and duration of dopamine levels in the prefrontal cortex in response to stress and anxiogenic stimuli.
In this study, finasteride reduced the severity of dopaminergic behavior manifestations in rats without causing extrapyramidal side effects, unlike other antidopaminergic agents.
June 2023 in “Clinical Chemistry” This case report uncovered that hidden dexamethasone in a dietary supplement caused misleading Cushingoid symptoms and lab results, underscoring the risk of undisclosed ingredients in supplements.