The propensity of cytotoxic drugs to cause alopecia is well known, but nurses are perhaps less aware of the capacity of other drug groups to cause this unwanted side-effect. Increasing nurses' awareness of the actions of these drugs will enable the association between alopecia and toxicity to be recognised at an early stage, before the distressing effects of drug-induced alopecia develop.
Nursing Standard. 7, 20, 38-39. doi: 10.7748/ns.7.20.38.s43
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