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Androgenetic alopecia: Which Medications Are Safest? (38 Drugs Compared)

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38 medications are used for Androgenetic alopecia, with 2,554 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Androgenetic alopecia are FINASTERIDE and MINOXIDIL.

2,554
Total Reports
38
Drugs Used

All Medications for Androgenetic alopecia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
FINASTERIDE Finasteride 1,683 524 2,086 3.4%
MINOXIDIL FLINKYE 5% Minoxidil Hair Growth 557 80 574 0.1%
PROPECIA - 154 5 46 1.5%
DUTASTERIDE Dutasteride 129 485 1,066 12.2%
CYPROTERONE - 21 42 296 5.4%
KETOCONAZOLE Ketoconazole 16 132 330 2.4%
PROSCAR - 15 2 14 2.6%
ESTRADIOL Estradiol 13 267 1,953 0.9%
SPIRONOLACTONE spironolactone 12 1,809 11,611 8.6%
PROGESTERONE Progesterone 8 222 1,143 4.0%
FINASTERIDE\MINOXIDIL - 6 1 9 2.8%
RITLECITINIB Litfulo 6 1 47 0.1%
TOFACITINIB XELJANZ XR 6 7,847 21,976 5.0%

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Most Reported Drugs for Androgenetic alopecia

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