alopecia

Although the daily pill won’t cure the condition, it could provide treatment to some who have severe alopecia areata, like 21-year-old Megan McCready, from Clydebank.

People living with one of the most common types of alopecia could soon have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.

The court heard of the impact McCartney’s abuse had on his young victims; some said they have suffered flashbacks, shame, alopecia, and trust issues.

In February this year, a new drug, ritlecitinib, was recommended on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time for patients aged 12 and over with severe alopecia.

Megan has always kept up with alopecia treatment research, so was delighted to see ritlecitinib be accepted in April by the Scottish Medicines Consortium.