How To Use Olumiant for Hair Loss

August 17, 2022

How To Use Olumiant for Hair Loss

Have you heard the good news? There is a new medicine called Olumiant and has been approved by the FDA for treating moderate to severe alopecia areata. We previously wrote a blog about it here.

Here's what you need to know about Olumiant

Olumiant is a prescription medicine that can be taken once a day. It contains the active substance baricitinib which belongs to a group of medicines called Janus kinase inhibitors, that help also treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Olumiant's most common side effects are:

Upper respiratory tract infections
Headache
Acne
High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia)
Increase of an enzyme (also called creatinine phosphokinase)
Urinary tract infection
Liver enzyme elevations
Inflammation of hair follicles (folliculitis)
Fatigue
Lower respiratory tract infections
Nausea
Genital yeast infections (Candida infections)
Anemia
Low number of certain types of white blood cells (neutropenia)
Abdominal pain
Shingles (herpes zoster)
Weight increase

Be sure to visit your doctor to ask for this prescription medicine. If you have taken too much, please don't hesitate to immediately contact your doctor or poison control center 1-800-222-1222.

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