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Hair Loss due to Drugs

While hair loss is natural in the telogen phase of the hair growth cycle, drugs can cause hair loss - either mildly - for several weeks or months after taking certain drugs (or after a severe illness or traumatic event) can lead to unusual hair loss.

There are two main types of hair loss: Telogen effluvium (temporary hair loss) and Anagen effluvium (severe and sudden hair loss).

Following is a list of drugs, courtesy of www.drugwatch.com, that may cause either type of hair loss. This list is current as of 8/1/10.

Accutane
Acitretin
Actigall
Acyclovir
Amiodarone
Amnesteem
Androstenedione
Armour Thyroid
Aviane
Azor
Bactrim
BiCNU
Camptosar
Capecitabine
Carmustine
Casodex
Catapres
Cipralex
Clonidine
Colcrys
Combivir
Cyclophosphamide
Cytomel
Cytoxan
Depakote ER
Depo-Provera
Diflucan
Divigel
Elestrin
Eligard
Eloxatin
Epilim
 Epzicom
Equetro
Erlotinib
Estrace
Estrostep Fe
Euthroid
Faslodex
Femring
Folic Acid
Follistim
Gemcitabine
Gemzar
Heparin
Hydrochlorothiazide
Ixempra
Jevtana
Leuprolide
Levothroid
Levothyroxine
Levoxyl
Liothyronine
Lisinopril
Loestrin 24 Fe
Low-Ogestrel
Lupron
Medroxyprogesterone
Methimazole
Methotrexate
Mirena
Neulasta
Ocella
Ortho Tri-Cyclen
 Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo
Oxaliplatin
Pegasys
Peginterferon Alfa-2A
Premarin
Prempro
Prevacid
Provera
PTU
Reclast
Septra
Soriatane
Sotret
Sprintec
Sulfamethoxazole & Trimethoprim
Synthroid
Tapazole
Tarceva
Taxol
Temodar
Thyrolar
Tri-Sprintec
Trivora-28
Unithroid
Ursodiol
Valproic Acid
Vistide
Vivelle-Dot
Vorinostat
Xeloda
Yaz
Zolinza



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