Medications That
Cause Hair Loss

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There are virtually thousands of medications that cause hair loss. These medications although can help you recover from you illness, it can also trigger hair loss through

• Internal Stress
• Its side effects
• Inhibits cell proliferation
• Overactive Auto immune response
• Hormonal spikes
• Cell destruction

There are a lot more of medications that are potential trigger for hair loss conditions like Telogen Effluvium. It's best to understand that most medications can trigger some hair loss. So take only what you need is the best way to prevent additional hair loss.

If you need more information on the medications that you are taking and it's not on the list, visit DrugDigest.Org.

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Chemotherapy Hair Loss

The most common medications that cause hair loss are those used in chemotherapy especially for treating cancer. Most cancer medications are aimed to stop cell proliferation (spreading of the cells). Even a small dosage of these medications are very potent towards the body. When you are under treatment, these medication not only targets the cancer cells but also all your body cells including your hair follicles. It can cause

• Instantaneous stoppage of hair follicle growth
• Immediate shift of ANAGEN follicles to TELOGEN phase
• Rapid Shedding
• Total lost of body and scalp hair

However, in most cases, after you finish with treatment, most of your hair follicles will slowly recover back.

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List of Medications That Cause Hair Loss

Although the lists are long, I will try to provide you with more general information of common medications. See what types of medications that you are taking is the potential trigger for your hair condition.

You can check the lists through alphabetical order

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z

A
Abitrate	Alferon N	Apo-Atenol	Atapryl
Accurbron	Alkeran	Apo-Capto	Atenolol
Acebutolol	Aminophyllin	Apri	Atromid-S
Acitretin	Amiodarone	Aquaphyllin	Attenta
Activella	Amsicrine	Arava	Aurothiogluccose
Aerolate	Amsidyl	Aromasin	Aviane
Agrylin	Anagrelide	Arthritis meds	Avonex
AK Beta	Anselol	Asacol capsules	Azopt
Akorazol	Antehexal	Asacol tablets	Azulfidine
Alesse	Antidepressants	Asmalix
B
Balsalazide	Betapace AF	Bicalutamide	Brevicon
Barbloc	Betaxolol	Bicor	Bronkodyl
Benemid	Betaxon	Biphasil	Busulfan
Betaferon	Betimol	Bisoprolol
Betagan	Betoptic	Blocadren
Betaloc	Betoptic S	Braxan
Betapace	Betoquin	Brevibloc
C
Camilla	Cardura	Cimetidine	Corbeton
Canasa capsules	Carteolol	Claripex	Cordarone
Canasa tablets	Cartrol	Clemastine	Corgard
Capitral	Catapres tablets	Climara	Cosudex
Capoten	Celexa	Clofibrate	Coumadin
Capotena	CellCept	Clonidine tablets	Cryopril
Capozide	Cenestin	Cod Liver Oil	Cryselle
Captopril	Chemotherapy	Colazal capsules	Cyclessa
Carbex	Chlorotrianisene	Colazal tablets	Cycloblastin
Carbimazole	Chlorquin	Colchicine	Cyclophosphamide
Cardiorona	Chlorquine	Colchiquim	Cytarabine
Cardipril	Choledyl SA	Colchiquim-30
Cardol	Choloxine	CombiPatch
D
D-Penamine	Depacon	Desogen	Doxazosin
Daunorubicin	Depakene	Dienestrol	DV Cream
Daunoxome	Depakote	Dilor	Dyphylline
Dayto Sulf	Depakote ER	Dilor-400
Demulen 1/35	Depakote Sprinkle	Dipentum tablets
Demulen 1/50	Deralin	Dopar
E
Ecapresan	Endoxan	Estinyl	Estring
Ecaten	Enpresse	Estrace	Estrostep 21
Eflornithine	Epilim	Estraderm	Estrostep Fe
Eldepryl	Ergamisol	Estrasorb	Etanercept
Elixomin	Errin	Estratab	Exemestane
Elixophyllin	Esclim	Estratest
Enbrel	Esmolol	Estratest HS
F
Fansidar	FemPatch	Fluorouracil	Fosfestrol
Femhrt	Femring	Fosfesterol
G
Gantanol	Gold	Gout medications	Gynodiol
Gantrisin	Gold-50 injection	Gyne-Sulf
H
Honvan	Hydrea	Hydroxyurea
I
Idarubicin	Inderide	Infergen	Interferon Beta
Implanon	Inderide LA	Innofem	Intron A
Imukin	Ineral LA	Innopran XL	Ismelin
Inderal	Inerferon Alfa	Interferon
J
Jolivette
K
Kariva	Kenolan	Kerlone	Kytril
L
L-Deprenyl	Lessina	Levora	Ludiomil
Labetalol	Levamisole	Lexapro	Lufyllin
Lamictal	Levatol	Lo/Ovral	Lufyllin-400
Lamictal CD	Levlen	Loestrin 1/20	Luvox
Lamotrigine	Levlite	Lopresor
Lanophyllin	Levobunolol	Lopressor
Leflunomide	Levodopa	Lotrel
Lenpryl	Levonorgestrel	Low-Ogestrel
M
Melphalan	Metohexal	Minipress XL	Modicon
Menest	Metolol	Mircette	Monitan
Mesalamine	Metoprolol	Minizide
Methylphenidate	Minax	Mirena	Mycophenolate
Metipranolol	Minipress	Mirtazapine	Myleran
N
Necon 1/35	Neothylline	Norinyl 1+50	Novo-Atenol
Necon 1/50	Neotigason	Normodyne	Novo-Captopril
Necon 10/11	Nor-Q.D	Norplant II	Novo-Fibrate
Necon 7/7/7	Nora-BE	Nortrel 0.5/35	Nu-Atenol
Neo-Mercazole	Nordette	Nortrel 1/35	Nu-Capto
Neocon 0.5/35	Norinyl 1+35	Noten	NuvaRing
O
Ocupress	Ortho Dienestrol	Ovcon-35	Ortho-Est
Ogen	Ortho Tri-Cyclen	Ovcon-50	Ortho-Micornor
Ogestrel	Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo	Ovral	Ortho-Norvum
Olsalazine	Ortho-Cept	Ovrette
Onxol	Ortho-Prefest	Oxprenolol
Optipranolol	OrthoEvra	Ortho-Cyclen
P
Pacerone	Pentasa capsules	Precaptil	Progestasert
Paclitaxel	Pentasa tablets	Premarin	Proguanil
Paludrine	Phyhllocontin	Premphase	Propranolol
Paxil	Pindolol	Prempro	Prozac
Paxil CR	Plan B	Preven	Prozac Weekly
PegIntron	Portia	Pro-Cid
Penicillamine	Prazosin	Probenecid
Q
Quibron-T
R
Ranitidine	Remeron SoITab	Ritalin	Rowasa tablets
Rebif	Respbid	Roferon A
Remeron	Rhotral	Rowasa capsules
S
Sarafem	Sodium Valproate	Sotab	Sustaire
Sectral	Solavert	Sotacor	Syn-Captopril
Selegiline	Solganal	Sotahexal	Syntest DS
Sertraline	Somophyllin	Sotalol	Syntest HS
Slo-bid Gyrocaps	Soriatane	Sprintec
Slo-Phyllin	Sosol	Sultrin
T
T-Phyl	Tensig	Theolair	Toprol-XL
TACE	Theo-24	Theolair-SR	Trandate
Tagamet	Theo-Dur	Theostat-80	Trasicor
Taro-Atenol	Theo-Sav	Theovent	Travist
Tasmar	Theo-X	Thiosulfil Forte	Tri-Levlen
Tavegyl	Theobid Duracaps	Thodspan-SR	Tri-Norinyl
Tavist	Theochron	Timolol	Triphasil
Taxol	Theoclear LA	Timoptic	Trivora
Taxotere	Theoclear-80	Timoptic-XE	Truphylline
Tenormin	Theocron	Tolcapone	Trysul
U
Uni-Dur	Uniphyl
V
V.V.S	Valproic Acid	Visken
Vagifem	Vaniqa	Vivelle
Valpro	Vesanoid	Vivelle-Dot
W
Warfarin
Y
Yasmin
Z
Zantac	Zavedos	Ziac	Zovia 1/35E
Zantac 75	Zebeta	Zoloft	Zovia 1/50E

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