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Alopecia totalis: Which Medications Are Safest? (28 Drugs Compared)

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28 medications are used for Alopecia totalis, with 282 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Alopecia totalis are TOFACITINIB and BARICITINIB.

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All Medications for Alopecia totalis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
TOFACITINIB XELJANZ XR 130 7,847 21,976 5.0%
BARICITINIB Olumiant 49 717 2,498 8.8%
RITLECITINIB Litfulo 43 1 47 0.1%
METHOTREXATE Methotrexate 14 21,265 68,793 8.4%
EZETIMIBE\SIMVASTATIN - 13 127 634 6.5%
DUPILUMAB Dupixent 10 1,536 17,008 0.4%
CYCLOSPORINE Verkazia 6 9,332 14,257 13.7%
UPADACITINIB Rinvoq 6 2,406 15,931 3.7%
MINOXIDIL FLINKYE 5% Minoxidil Hair Growth 5 80 574 0.1%
PREDNISONE prednisone 5 22,555 57,772 14.2%

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Most Reported Drugs for Alopecia totalis

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