All of the following statements about Heparin are true, except:
Causes Alopecia
Non Teratogenic
Releases Lipoprotein Lipase
Causes Hypokalemia
Heparin inhibits the production of aldosterone. It thus lead to severe Hyperkalemia and not hypokalemia as mentioned in the choice above. Ref: Harrison's Textbook of Internal Medicine, 16th edition, Page 1261; K D Tripathi Textbook of Pharmacology, 5th Edition, Pages 561-63