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What are the side effects of Nizoral A-D?

What are the side effects of Nizoral A-D?


answer for 'What are the side effects of Nizoral A-D?'Nizoral A-D is an over-the-counter shampoo that treats the flaking, scaling, and itching from dandruff. It contains one-percent ketoconazole, an antifungal drug that works against Pityrosporum ovale, a fungus believed to cause a common form of dandruff. The side effects of Nizoral A-D are rare but may include an increase in normal hair loss, dry skin, and itching. Nizoral A-D may remove the dye from colored hair or curl from treated hair.

See your doctor if your dandruff doesn't improve after 4 to 8 weeks of twice weekly use.

Sources:
Nizoral A-D product information, McNeil-PPC, Inc., 2006.
Go, I.H. "A double-blind trial of 1% ketoconazole shampoo versus placebo in the treatment of dandruff," Mycoses 35 (1992).
Medline Plus. Medline, 2006.

This answer prepared 2/13/2001.
This information updated 12/5/2006.


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