Prescription Drugs Associated With Hair Loss
BLOOD THINNING MEDICATIONS
- PANWARFIN (WARFARIN SODIUM)
- SOFARIN (WARFARIN SODIUM)
- COUMADIN (WARFARIN SODIUM)
- HEPARIN INJECTIONS
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
- LEVADOPA I L-DOPA (DOPER, LARODOPA))
THYROID DISORDER
- MANY OF THE DRUGS USED TO TREAT THE THYROID(I.E. THIOURACIL)
ULCER MEDICATIONS (OVER-THE-COUNTER AND PRESCRIPTION)
- FAMOTIDINE(PEPCIDTM)
- RANITIDINE(ZANTACTM)
- CIMETIDINE(TAGAMETDTM)
ANTIDEPRESSANT AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS
- PROZAC (FLUOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
- ZOLOFT (SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
- PAXIL (PAROXETINE)
- ANAFRANIL (CLOMIPRAMINE)
- JANIMINE (IMIPRAMINE)
- TOFRANIL (IMIPRAMINE)
- TOFRANIL PM (IMIPRAMINE)
- ADAPIN (DOXEPIN)
- SINEQUAN (DOXEPIN)
- SURMONTIL (TRIMIPRAMINE)
- PAMELOR (NORTRIPTYLINE)
- VENTYL (NORTRIPTYLINE)
- ELAVIN (AMITRIPTYLINE)
- ENDEP (AMITRIPTYLINE)
- NORPRAMIN (DESIPRAMINE)
- PERTOFRANE (DESIPRAMINE)
- VIVACTIL (PROTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)
- ASENDIN (AMOXAPINE)
- HALDOL (HALOPERIDOL)
CHOLESTEROL MEDICATIONS
- ATRONID-S (CLOFIBRATE)
- METOPROLOL (TOPROL XL)
- ATENOL (TENORETIC)
- LOPID (GEMFIBROZIL)
CONVULSIONS/EPILEPSY – ANTICONVUSANT PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS
- TRIDONE (TRIMETHADIONE)
- CARBAMAZEPINE
- PHENYTOIN
- SODIUM VAIPROATE
DIET / ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS
- AMPHETAMINES
- METHAMPHETAMINES
- METHYIPHENIDATE
CHEMOTHERAPY MEDICATIONS
- ADRIAMYCIN
- BLEOMYCIN
- CACTINOMYCIN
- CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
- CYTARABINE
- DACTINOMYCIN
- DAUNORUBICIN
- DOCETAXEL
- DOXORUBICIN
- ETOPOSIDE
- FLUOROURACIL
- IFOSFAMIDE
- IRINOTECAN
- METHOTREXATE
- PACLITAXEL
- TOPTTECAN
- VINORELBINE
GOUT MEDICATIONS
- LOPURIN(ALLOPURINOL)
- ZYLOPRIM(ALLOPURINOL)
ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS
- LEVO FLOAXIN
- AMOXICILLIN
- PENICILLIN(AMOXICOT, KELFEX)
ACNE MEDICATIONS
- ISOTRETINOIN (SOTRET®, CLARAVIS®, AMNESTEEM®, ACCUTANE)
- TRETINOIN (VARIOUS – RETIN A®)
- TAZAROTENE (TAZORAC®)
- ACITRETIN (SORIATANE®)
- ADAPALENE (DIFFERIN®)
GLAUCOMA
- TIMOPTIC EYE DROPS (TIMOLOL)
- TIMOPTIC OCUDOSE (TIMOLOL)
- TIMOPTIC XC (TIMOLOL)
- HEART (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)
- TENORMIN (ATENOLOL)
- LOPRESSOR (METOPROLOL)
- CORGARD (NADOLOL)
- LNDERAL – INDERAL LA (PROPANOLOL)
- BLOCADREN (TIMOLOL)
MEDICATIONS FOR HORMONAL CONDITIONS
ALL HORMONE-CONTAINING PRESCRIPTIONS PRESCRIBED FOR HORMONE-RELATED, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, REPRODUCTIVE, MALE AND FEMALE-SPECIFIC CONDITIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HAIR LOSS, INCLUDING:
- BIRTH CONTROL MEDICATIONS
- HORMONE-REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT) FOR WOMEN (ESTROGEN OR PROGESTERONE)
- MALE ANDROGENIC HORMONES AND ALL FORMS OF TESTOSTERONE (I.E. TESTEX, DEPO-TESTOSTERONE, AND DELATESTRYL)
ANABOLIC STERIODS:
- FLUOXYMESTERONE (HALOTESTIN)
- METHYLTESTOSTERONE (ANDROID, METANDREN, ORETON, TESTRED, VIRILON)
- STANOZOLOL (WINSTROL)
- DANAZOL (DANOCRINE)
- PREDNISONE AND OTHER STEROIDS
NON-INFLAMMATORY PRESCRIPTIONS
- NAPROSYN (NAPROXEN)
- ANAPROX (NAPROXEN)
- ANAPROX DS (NAPROXEN)
- CELECOXIB (CELEBREX)
- DAYPRO (OXAPROZIN)
- DICLOFENAC (VOLTAREN)
- ETODOLAC (LODINE)
- FENOPROFEN (NALFON)
- INDOCIN (INDOMETHACIN)
- INDOCIN SR (INDOMETHACIN)
- KETOPROFEN (ORUDIS, ORUVAIL)
- RELAFEN (NABUMETONE)
- CLINORIL (SULINDAC)
- METHOTREXATE (MIX)
- RHEUMATEX (METHOTREXATE)
- FOLEX (METHOTREXATE)
