Prescription treatment for dandruff is an online consultation away
Get relief from the stubborn dandruff that often comes with seborrheic dermatitis. An online medical consultation with Dr. B can lead to the right prescription dandruff treatment for you.
How Dr. B treats dandruff
Tell us about your condition with a $15 online consultation. No video calls necessary.
If a dandruff prescription is recommended after a medical provider reviews your treatment, it will be sent to your pharmacy.
Pick up and pay for the medication at the pharmacy of your choice. Or, get it delivered.
How much will it cost?
Dr. B offers online consultations for $15, which is less than most co-pays. If a dandruff prescription is appropriate, your out-of-pocket cost for your medication will depend on your insurance and where you decide to get your prescription filled.
Medication
Dandruff treatments at Dr. B
Dr. B offers over a dozen treatments for dandruff. We’ve highlighted a few of our most popular and affordable options below, but you can also choose others, including both brand and generic medications.
Ketoconazole Shampoo
Ketoconazole is a prescription antifungal shampoo that treats seborrheic dermatitis, a type of stubborn dandruff. It stops the underlying fungal infection, helping disrupt the reproduction of diseased cells.
Prescription length:
30 days, 2 refills
Application:
Shampoo applied 2x / week
Typical pharmacy prices:
- Price with insurance: your co-pay ($10-40 with most plans)
- Price without insurance: starting at $11.90
Ciclopirox Shampoo
Ciclopirox is a hydroxypyridone antifungal shampoo with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that can help treat seborrheic dermatitis. It helps by stopping growth of the fungus associated with flakiness and itching of the scalp. Ciclopirox is the generic version of Loprox.
Prescription length:
30 days, 2 refills
Application:
Shampoo applied 3x / week
Typical pharmacy prices:
- Price with insurance: your co-pay ($10-40 with most plans)
- Price without insurance: starting at $19.42
Capex Shampoo
Capex shampoo is a brand version of Fluocinolone, an anti-inflammatory medicated shampoo used to treat seborrheic dermatitis. It contains a corticosteroid that helps treat scaly skin and scalp redness.
Prescription length:
30 days, 2 refills
Application:
Shampoo applied every day
Typical pharmacy prices:
- Price with insurance: your co-pay ($10-40 with most plans)
- Price without insurance: starting at $390.52
Ketoconazole Shampoo
Ketoconazole is a prescription antifungal shampoo that treats seborrheic dermatitis, a type of stubborn dandruff. It stops the underlying fungal infection, helping disrupt the reproduction of diseased cells.
Ciclopirox Shampoo
Ciclopirox is a hydroxypyridone antifungal shampoo with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that can help treat seborrheic dermatitis. It helps by stopping growth of the fungus associated with flakiness and itching of the scalp. Ciclopirox is the generic version of Loprox.
Capex Shampoo
Capex shampoo is a brand version of Fluocinolone, an anti-inflammatory medicated shampoo used to treat seborrheic dermatitis. It contains a corticosteroid that helps treat scaly skin and scalp redness.
Prescription length:
30 days, 2 refills
Prescription length:
30 days, 2 refills
Prescription length:
30 days, 2 refills
Application:
Shampoo applied 2x / week
Application:
Shampoo applied 3x / week
Application:
Shampoo applied every day
Typical pharmacy prices:
- Price with insurance: your co-pay ($10-40 with most plans)
- Price without insurance: starting at $11.90
Typical pharmacy prices:
- Price with insurance: your co-pay ($10-40 with most plans)
- Price without insurance: starting at $19.42
Typical pharmacy prices:
- Price with insurance: your co-pay ($10-40 with most plans)
- Price without insurance: starting at $390.52
More Dandruff Prescription Treatments
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Dandruff Questions
About Dandruff
Dandruff, a form of seborrheic dermatitis, is an inflammatory skin disease as well as a fungal infection on the surface of the skin. It mainly affects areas where there are many oil-producing sebaceous glands, such as the scalp. Dandruff causes flaking or scaly skin, rashes, and itchiness. This condition can be irritating, but it's not contagious. In addition to dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, it’s sometimes called seborrheic eczema or seborrheic psoriasis.
While the exact cause of this condition isn’t clear, it’s thought that an overgrowth of the yeast Malassezia is the main cause. Excess oil in the skin or a problem in the immune system may also result in dandruff.
Yes. Dandruff (or seborrheic dermatitis) is a lifelong condition that can flare up from time to time.
When found on the scalp seborrheic dermatitis is referred to as dandruff. However it can also occur on other areas of the body, such as the face, sides of the nose, eyebrows, ears, eyelids, chest and around the body folds.
Antifungal foams that come in gels, oils and shampoos are commonly prescribed to treat dermatitis and dandruff.These treatments are typically Ketoconazole-, Ciclopirox- or Selenium-sulfide-based. Some shampoos and scalp oils also use Fluocinolone, a synthetic anti-inflammatory corticosteroid.
Foams and gel products are applied and left on for a few hours before showering. Shampoos are applied in the shower. Scalp oil treatments are massaged into the scalp after showering.
Common side effects may include: burning, redness, dryness and irritation. These symptoms are typically mild and may diminish over time. Talk to your medical provider if these symptoms continue or worsen over time.
Sometimes dandruff requires prescription treatment. Dr. B can help! Our online medical service walks you through a comprehensive assessment of your health and symptoms. Next a doctor or medical provider will review your assessment and if a prescription dandruff medication is right for you, they'll send a prescription to your preferred pharmacy for local pick-up.
Consultation: A virtual medical consultation for dandruff costs $15.00, which is lower than most doctor co-pays. Currently we don’t submit medical consultation claims to insurance companies, but you can use insurance for any resulting prescriptions at your pharmacy.
Medication: Dr. B only charges for the medical consultation. When medications are prescribed, we enable you to choose the most affordable or convenient pharmacy to get the prescription filled. Prices for your medication will vary depending on your insurance coverage and whether the drug is a brand or generic.
At this time we don’t submit medical consultation claims to insurance companies, but you can use insurance for any resulting prescriptions at your pharmacy.
We’ll send you a reminder for an online assessment when it’s time for your next refill.
The whole team at Dr. B has been so helpful, making sure I got the best-suited medicine and checking up to see how things are going.
Kristin, Los Angeles
