Abilify and Alopecia

This page shows results related to Abilify and Alopecia from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).

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Abilify and Alopecia

Age

40-49 Years	23
50-59 Years	13
>60 Years	13
20-29 Years	10
30-39 Years	9
10-19 Years	4
1-9 Years	2

Gender

Male: 7%
Female: 82%
Gender Unknown: 11%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Alopecia?

Other	23
Hospitalization	7
Disability	5
Required Intervention	3
Life Threatening	1

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Alopecia?

Consumer	53
Physician	38
Other	20
Pharmacist	2

Therapy

Of those reporting Alopecia, why were they taking Abilify?

Bipolar Disorder	26
Schizophrenia	12
Depression	10
Psychotic Disorder	5
Major Depression	4

Other Medications

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Alopecia?

Humira	1525
Nexavar	1290
Enbrel	1248
Mirena	1042
Fosamax	731
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Tysabri	730
Crestor	595
Accutane	564
Remicade	550
Pegasys	550
Synthroid	492
Zometa	456
Lyrica	450
Lipitor	440
Ribavirin	410
Sandostatin Lar	407
Forteo	402
Lamictal	398
Arimidex	397
Avonex	380
Peg-intron	380
Aredia	349
Vioxx	334
Coumadin	284
Byetta	283
Copegus	280
Levoxyl	252
Depakote	247
Yaz	237
Rebif	218
Neurontin	205
Seroquel	199
Wellbutrin Xl	197
Pradaxa	192
Rebetol	183
Topamax	181
Chantix	176
Ortho Evra	175
Depakote Er	168
Yasmin	165
Cyclophosphamide	163
Levothyroxine Sodium	162
Ribasphere	157
Methotrexate	154
Depo-provera	154
Premarin	153
Spiriva	152
Pristiq	144
Zoloft	144
Simvastatin	140
Gilenya	139

Is the adverse drug reaction you’re experiencing actually due to the drug you took?

The Naranjo Scale is a questionnaire for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction is actually due to the drug or caused by other factors. Probability is assigned via a score termed definite, probable, possible or doubtful.^*

	YES	NO	UNKOWN
Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction?
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered?
Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered?
Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered?
Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction?
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given?
Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic?
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased?
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure?
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence?

Probability of an Adverse Event

Doubtful

Possible

Probable

Definite

^*Naranjo, et al. "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions." Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981 Aug;30(2):239-45.

To learn more about all adverse events for Abilify, view the complete Abilify adverse event report.

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