Will taking Venetoclax cause hair loss?

Patients should not experience hair loss while taking Venetoclax.Venetoclax. Hair loss was not a side effect seen in clinical trials of taking venetoclax. Other drugs used to treat cancer may cause hair loss; these can include chemotherapy. If you are concerned about hair loss, you may consider talking to your doctor, who can help determine whether any cancer medications may cause hair loss.

Veneclexta, a prescription drug branded under the brand name Venclexta, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat certain types of cancer including acute myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and small lymphocytic lymphoma in adults. It contains the active ingredient venetoclax, a BCL-2 inhibitor, and is provided in oral tablets. Common drug concentrations are 10 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg. If venetoclax works for a patient, the doctor may recommend taking the drug long-term; in some cases, the patient may need to take venetoclax for up to 2 years.

The original drug of Venacla is already on the market in China, and can be found in the Category B medical insurance directory. The specification is 100mg*14 tablets and the price per box may be around RMB 5,000. The Turkish version of Venaclaoriginal drug, specifications100mg*112 tablets, sold overseas, costs around RMB 10,000 per box (the price may fluctuate due to exchange rates), which is even more expensive. Cheaper generic drugs are also sold overseas, and their pharmaceutical ingredients are basically the same as those of the original drugs. The price of a box of 100mg*120 tablets produced by a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical factory is around RMB 4,000 (prices may fluctuate due to exchange rates).