Baricitinib works better than methotrexate for severe alopecia areata.
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Deuruxolitinib is approved to treat severe alopecia areata in adults.
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Baricitinib may effectively treat oral lichen planus.
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Baricitinib is more effective than methotrexate for severe alopecia areata.
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November 2023 in “JAAD Case Reports” Baricitinib helped regrow hair in patients with severe alopecia areata after other treatments failed.
January 2025 in “Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)” Baricitinib is effective and safe for treating severe alopecia areata.
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January 2023 in “Cutis” The paper concludes that the new medication baricitinib needs further testing in a more diverse group of patients with alopecia areata.
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