New Drugs that can cause Hair Loss

Posted by : admin on Oct 09, 2007 - 09:16 AM
Hair Loss News
The latest released medications that can cause hair loss as a side effectTwo new drugs have been approved for use in treating a couple different health problems, which have hair loss as a side effect...** Creator: SmithKline Beecham
** Name of Drug: Hycamtin
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Hycamtin is indicated for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer sensitive disease after the failure of first-line chemotherapy, and has recently been identified as having hair loss as a side effect.

** Creator: Merck & Co., Inc.
** Name of Drug: Crixivan (indinavir sulfate)

Used in part as a treatment for HIV patients, to reduce levels of HIV viral levels in Protease Inhibitor-Naive patients. This drug has been identified as having hair loss as a side effect.

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