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The FDA Drug Labels for ketorolac (PO) do not address this question.
From the Research
Ketorolac and Alopecia
- There is limited information available on the association between ketorolac and alopecia.
- A study from 1995 1 mentions that hair loss from nonsteroidal analgesics, such as ketorolac, occurs in a very small percentage of patients.
- However, none of the other studies 2, 3, 4, 5 provide direct evidence of an association between ketorolac and alopecia.
- A review of ketorolac's pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties 5 does not mention alopecia as a potential side effect.
Related Information
- Drug-induced alopecia is usually described as a diffuse non-scarring alopecia which is reversible upon withdrawal of the drug 1.
- Several medications, including antimitotic agents, psychotropic drugs, anticonvulsant agents, and antihypertensive drugs, have been associated with hair loss 1, 2.
- The diagnosis of drug-induced alopecia remains difficult and can only be confirmed by seeing if an improvement occurs after cessation of the suspected drug 1.