Drug-Induced Hair Loss

Many commonly recommended prescription drugs can cause temporary hair loss, trigger the onset of male and female pattern baldness, and even cause permanent hair fall. Note that the drugs listed here do not include those used in chemotherapy and radiation for cancer treatment.

Your doctor may not notice hair loss as a side effect of some drugs, so don't forget to do your own research and read the drug manufacturer's complete warnings. Your pharmacist can contribute you with this information even before you fill a prescription.

Many pill and medication guidebooks (sold in bookstores and pharmacies) are also excellent sources of entire information about prescription drugs. If your doctor prescribes any of the following drugs, ask if one that does not have hair shedding as a possible side effect can be substituted.

The drugs are listed by category, according to the conditions they pleasure, then by brand name first followed by the drug's generic name in parentheses. In some categories, individual drugs are not listed. For these conditions, you will want to discuss the possibility of hair loss as a side effect of using any of the drugs that treat that particular condition, since many do contribute to hair loss.

Acne

All drugs derived from vitamin A as treatments for acne or other conditions, including:

• Accutane (isotretinoin)

Cholesterol

• Cholesterol lowering drugs, including:
•  Atromid-S (clofibrate)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil) 

Depression

• Antidepression drugs, including:
•   Anafranil (clomipramine)
• Elavil (amitriptyline)
•  Norpramin (desipramine)
•  Pamelor (nortriptyline)
•  Paxil (paroxetine)
•  Prozac (fluoxetine)
• Sinequan (doxepin)
•  Surmontil (trimipramine)
• Tofranil (imipramine)
• Vivactil (protriptyline)
•  Zoloft (sertraline)

Heart/High Blood Pressure

Many drugs prescribed for the heart, including the beta-blockers, which are also used to treat high blood pressure, and include:

•          Tenormin (atenolol)
•        Lopressor (metoprolol)
•         Corgard (nadolol)
•       Inderal and Inderal LA (propanolol)
•       Blocadren (timolol)

Hormonal Conditions

All hormone-containing drugs and drugs prescribed for hormone-related, reproductive, male-specific, and female-specific conditions and situations have the potential to cause hair loss, including:

•       Birth control pills
•      Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) for women (estrogen or progesterone)
•      Male androgenic hormones and all forms of testosterone
•       Anabolic steroids
•       Prednisone and other steroids

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