April 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Enfortumab vedotin can cause skin issues, especially in older males, needing early monitoring.
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February 2023 in “Advances in Therapy” Baricitinib, a drug for rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, and alopecia areata, is generally safe with low risk of major side effects, even in patients with risk factors. It's also effective in promoting hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients.
January 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 10 citations
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July 2016 in “Clinical and translational science” Sorafenib often causes mucositis, hand-foot syndrome, rash, alopecia, diarrhea, and fatigue.
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November 2015 in “Journal of Gastroenterology” The NUDT15 R139C variant causes thiopurine-induced leukocytopenia through a different mechanism than previously thought in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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June 2023 in “Advances in therapy” Ripretinib is effective and safe for treating advanced GIST in Chinese patients, particularly for non-gastric GISTs.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Risankizumab effectively treats and maintains skin clearance in moderate-to-severe psoriasis.
November 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” ARQ-234, a protein designed to treat atopic dermatitis, shows increased effectiveness in early testing.
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June 1983 in “Archives of Dermatology” Aminopterin effectively improves skin conditions but has toxic side effects that need careful monitoring.
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January 2020 in “PubMed” JAK inhibitors may become the first approved treatment for alopecia areata if they are proven safe and effective.
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September 2014 in “Mass spectrometry letters” The best method to monitor dutasteride in rat plasma is liquid-liquid extraction with methyl tert-butyl ether and methylene chloride.
January 2008 in “Journal of Medicinal Chemistry” Finasteride may cause sexual and psychological side effects by affecting an enzyme related to epinephrine.
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March 2023 in “PubMed” The cat improved with treatment but had kidney issues from long-term allopurinol use.
August 2019 in “International journal of contemporary pediatrics” A child with a rare type of rickets showed some improvement with high doses of vitamin D, but such conditions often respond poorly to treatment.
May 2025 in “International Journal of Trichology” Oral Acitretin effectively resolved symptoms in a child with Netherton syndrome.
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September 2022 in “Annals of Oncology” Mirvetuximab soravtansine improves quality of life and reduces symptoms more than standard chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients.
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March 2015 in “Hepatitis Monthly” A woman's hair loss during Hepatitis C treatment with PEG-INF-a-2a and Ribavirin was reversible after stopping the medication.
January 2025 in “Dermatology Review” Acitretin may cause salivary gland inflammation.
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July 2023 in “Phytotherapy Research” Serenoa repens is mostly safe but has some risks, especially at high doses or when used with other products for over two weeks.
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January 2017 in “Dermatology online journal” Tofacitinib helped psoriasis but not alopecia universalis, needing more research.
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July 2016 in “Urologic Clinics of North America” Finasteride and dutasteride are effective for long-term treatment of enlarged prostates but have sexual side effects and a risk of high-grade prostate cancer.
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August 2017 in “Physiological Research” Setipiprant may reduce inflammation by blocking an enzyme called aldose reductase.
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July 2015 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” A man developed an allergic skin reaction to a rosacea treatment and improved after stopping the medication and receiving allergy-specific care.
June 2018 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Finasteride helps female-pattern hair loss.
April 2017 in “The Journal of urology/The journal of urology” 5-alpha reductase inhibitors slightly reduce urinary symptoms and may lower surgery and acute retention risks in men.
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June 2019 in “Transplant infectious disease” The virus linked to a rare disease was found in a patient's blood and urine before skin symptoms appeared.
March 2024 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” Tofacitinib successfully treated vitiligo in a patient with lupus without side effects.
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December 2015 in “JAMA Dermatology” Tofacitinib citrate improved nail dystrophy and pain in patients with alopecia universalis without causing side effects.
March 2026 in “Journal of Translational Autoimmunity” Ruxolitinib helps regrow hair in alopecia areata by blocking inflammation, reducing stress, and controlling cell death.