Working list of prescription drugs that can possibly
cause hair loss according to the National Institute of Health

The degree to which these drugs might possibly cause hair loss ranges from rare to common. Consult with your physician if you are taking one of these medications and believe it is causing hair loss for you. Most antineoplastic drugs are cancer medications with a high rate of hair loss as a side effect.

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Common name, (proper names), type of drug, purpose of drug

Bevacizumab (Avastin)

Medroxyprogesterone and Estradiol (Lunelle) monoclonal antibody

Lomustine (CeeNU) Antineoplastic

Daunorubicin (Cerubidine)Antineoplastic

Bleomycin (Blenoxane)Antineoplastic

Oxaliplatin Antineoplastic

Cetuximab  (Erbitux) Antineoplastic

Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) Hematopoietic stimulant

Methotrexate (Folex, Folex PFS, Methotrexate LPF, Rheumatrex)- antimetabolites

Sertraline  (Zoloft) Antidepressant)

Dacarbazine  (DTIC-Dome) - Antineoplastic

Ifosfamide (IFEX) Antineoplastic

Vincristine (Oncovin, Vincasar PFS, Vincrex) Antineoplastic

Raltitrexed Tomudex Antineoplastic

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, and Poliovirus Vaccine  (Pediarix) Immunizing agent, active

Mechlorethamine, (Mustargen) - Antineoplastic

Etoposide (VePesid, Etopophos, Toposar) Antineoplastic

Doxorubicin Adriamycin PFS, Adriamycin RDF, Rubex Antineoplastic

Vindesine (Eldisine®) Antineoplastic

Cytarabine (Cytosar-U) Antineoplastic

Leflunomide (Arava) Antirheumatic

Procarbazine (Matulane Natulan) Antineoplastic

Vinorelbine (Navelbine) Antineoplastic

Doxorubicin, Liposomal (Doxil) Antineoplastic

Gemcitabine (Gemzar) Antineoplastic

Floxuridine (FUDR) Antineoplastic

Mitomycin (Mutamycin) Antineoplastic

Tretinoin, Vesanoid, Antineoplastic

Vinblastine (Velban) Antineoplastic

Peginterferon Alfa–2a, (Pegasys) Biological response modifier

Carmustine (BiCNU) Antineoplastic

Mitoxantrone Novantrone Antineoplastic

Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Neosar, Procytox ) Antineoplastic

Irinotecan  Camptosar Antineoplastic

Fluoxetine Prozac Antidepressant

Riluzole Rilutek (ALS) therapy agent for Lou Gehrig's disease

Fluorouracil Adrucil Antineoplastic

Eflornithine Ornidyl used to treat African sleeping sickness ???

Bexarotene Targretin Antineoplastic

Cyproterone Androcur® Antineoplastic

Pemetrexed Alimta Antineoplastic

Anticonvulsants, Dione ; trimethadionum; trimethinum; troxidone. used to control certain types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy

Efavirenz Sustiva (hiv)

Methysergide Sansert (ergot alkaloids. It is used to prevent migraine headaches and some kinds of throbbing headaches.)

Propylthiouracil (PTU) used to treat hyperthyroidism

Medroxyprogesterone and Estradiol (Lunelle) birth control injection

Levodopa and Benserazide (Prolopa®) - Antidyskinetic (Parkinsons' Disease)

Topiramate (Topamax®) with epilepsy or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Histrelin - Histrelin is used in the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), a condition that causes early puberty in boys (before 9.5 years of age) and in girls (before 8 years of age). Histrelin works by decreasing the amount of estrogen and testosterone in the blood.

Growth Hormone (Somatrem)

Gold Compounds (Auranofin, Aurothioglucose ) treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Zoledronic acid  - is used to treat hypercalcemia

Tositumomab and Iodine I 131 Tositumomab (It is used to treat a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.)

Adalimumab - rheumatoid arthritis

Nitisinone  - treat hereditary tyrosinemia, type 1.

Etanercept - rheumatoid arthritis

Perphenazine and Amitriptyline - mental and emotional conditions.

Valproic acid, valproate sodium, and divalproex - anticonvulsants. (epilepsy)

Hydroxychloroquine antiprotozoals

Selenium Sulfide  (Topical) Dandruff

Acitretin - used to treat severe psoriasis

Dipyridamole  Therapeutic - blood clots stroke

Methylphenidate - central nervous system (CNS) stimulants - ADHD), narcolepsy

Lindane - lice and scabies

Androgens - Fluoxymesterone, Methyltestosterone Testosterone

Peginterferon alfa-2b - is a synthetic (man-made) version of substances normally produced in the body to fight infection. Peginterferon alfa-2b is used to treat chronic hepatitis C.

Ursodiol - gallstone disease

Ribavirin - hepatitis C