MEDICATIONS
THAT CAN CAUSE HAIR LOSS
ACE
Inhibitors (Anti-high blood pressure): Enalapril
Antiarthritic
Drugs: Naproxen (Naprosyn), Methotrexate (Folex), Penicillamine,
Sulindac (Clinoril)
Anticancer
Drugs: Bleomycin, Cyclophosphamide, Cytarabine, Dacarbazine,
Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Etoposide, Fluorouracil
(5-FU), Hydroxyurea, Ifosfamide, Mechlorethamine, Melphalen,
Methotrexate, Mitomycin, Nitrosourea, Procarbazine, Thiotepa,
Vinblastine, Vincristine
Anticoagulant
Drugs: Heparin, Coumadin (Warfarin)
Anti-gout
Drugs: Cochicine
Antidepressants:
Tricyclic class, Amphetamines
Antithyroid
Drugs: Iodine, Thiouracil, Thiocyanate vodopa
Anti-Parkinsonian
Drugs: Levodopa
Anti-Ulcer
Drugs: Cimetidine (Tagamet), Famotidine (Pepcid), Ranitidine
(Zantac)
Beta
Blocker Drugs (Anti-high blood pressure): Metoprolol (Lopressor),
Nadolol (Corgard), Propranolol (Inderal), Atenolol (Tenormin)
Bipolar
Drugs: Lithium
Birth-Control
Drugs: Oral Contraceptives (OCP)
Cholesterol-Lowering
Drugs: Gemfibrozil (Lopid), Clofibrate (Atromis-S)
Heavy
Metal Poisoning: Mercury, Lead, Thallium
Vitamin
A Derivatives: Isoretinoin (Accutane), Etretinate (Tegison)
Others:
Anabolic steroids (androgens), Pesticides
