2 citations,
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7 citations,
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26 citations,
August 2006 in “Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics” Some patients lost hair after being treated with the drug enoxaparin for a brain vein clot.
1 citations,
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January 2021 in “Reactions Weekly” Finasteride might cause rare blood clot in brain for baldness patients.