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Alopecia areata: Which Medications Cause It? (1,466 Reports Across 99 Drugs)

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Alopecia areata has been reported as an adverse event with 99 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,466 total reports. 9 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Alopecia areata are DOCETAXEL, ADALIMUMAB, and DUPILUMAB.

1,466
Total Reports
99
Drugs Involved
9
Deaths
136
Hospitalizations
45.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.5% / 25.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Alopecia areata Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DOCETAXEL 400 0.6% 0 23 0
ADALIMUMAB 91 0.0% 1 14 1
DUPILUMAB 87 0.0% 0 4 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 66 0.1% 0 7 0
TRASTUZUMAB 65 0.1% 0 10 0
CARBOPLATIN 54 0.1% 0 8 0
INFLIXIMAB 49 0.0% 1 3 1
METHOTREXATE 49 0.0% 2 1 5
BARICITINIB 47 0.6% 0 1 0
PERTUZUMAB 36 0.2% 0 7 0
LEVONORGESTREL 30 0.0% 0 1 0
SECUKINUMAB 30 0.0% 1 3 1
TOFACITINIB 27 0.0% 1 1 1
LEVOCETIRIZINE 25 0.2% 0 0 0
DOXORUBICIN 23 0.0% 0 2 0
RITLECITINIB 23 1.6% 0 0 0
MONTELUKAST 22 0.1% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 20 0.0% 0 1 0
PREDNISOLONE 20 0.0% 1 4 0
AZATHIOPRINE 19 0.1% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Alopecia areata

400 reports
91 reports
87 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)