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Alopecia: Which Medications Cause It? (161,140 Reports Across 1,557 Drugs)

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Alopecia has been reported as an adverse event with 1,557 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 161,140 total reports. 4,001 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Alopecia are DOCETAXEL, METHOTREXATE, and ADALIMUMAB.

161,140
Total Reports
1,557
Drugs Involved
4,001
Deaths
16,516
Hospitalizations
54.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
89.2% / 10.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Alopecia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DOCETAXEL 29,347 45.2% 209 371 66
METHOTREXATE 14,360 5.7% 1,673 3,214 2,177
ADALIMUMAB 13,726 2.8% 1,678 3,259 2,109
ETANERCEPT 11,390 3.2% 1,326 2,363 1,839
INFLIXIMAB 10,374 7.4% 1,581 2,633 2,113
LEFLUNOMIDE 10,267 18.2% 1,676 2,849 2,198
RITUXIMAB 10,119 5.7% 1,721 3,105 2,146
ABATACEPT 10,043 8.6% 1,463 2,661 2,056
TOCILIZUMAB 9,680 9.8% 1,726 2,784 2,044
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 9,653 14.5% 1,566 2,615 1,974
PREDNISONE 9,276 5.9% 1,632 2,638 2,056
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 9,111 9.2% 1,589 2,504 1,979
CETIRIZINE 8,412 17.7% 1,672 2,429 2,139
GOLIMUMAB 8,394 12.1% 1,526 2,425 1,896
FOLIC ACID 8,294 36.3% 1,627 2,372 2,021
ALENDRONATE 8,286 29.7% 1,655 2,534 2,090
SULFASALAZINE 8,050 20.0% 1,482 2,428 2,036
TOFACITINIB 7,413 4.8% 1,382 2,293 1,783
MINOXIDIL 7,275 12.0% 0 22 4
DESOXIMETASONE 7,046 60.6% 1,599 2,242 2,004

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Alopecia

29,347 reports
14,360 reports
13,726 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)