List of Photosensitive Drugs

Certain medications can cause skin problems such as hyperpigmentation, darkening, lightening, rash, blisters or burns, and may also increase the risk of laser treatment complications. If there are any doubts about the outcome, a test treatment will be performed. You should consult your prescribing physician about the safety of laser treatment while taking your medication.

ACNE MEDICATIONS

  • isotretinoin(Accutane)
  • trentinoin(Retin-A)

ANTICANCER DRUGS

  • Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome)
  • Fluorouracil (Fluoroplex; and others)
  • Methotrexate (Mexate; and others)
  • Vinblastine (Veiban)

ANTI-ARTHRITICS

  • Gold Salt thiomalate(Solganol)

ANTIDEPRESSANTS

  • Amitriptyline (Elavil; and others)
  • bupropion
  • clonipramine
  • Desipramine (Norpramin; Petrofrane)
  • Doxepin (Adapin; Sinequan)
  • fluoxetine(Prozac)
  • Imipramine (Tofranil; and others)
  • maprotiline
  • mirtazapine(Remuron)
  • Notriptylin (Aventyl; Pamelor)
  • paroxetine(Paxil)
  • Protriptyline (Vivactil)
  • sertraline(Zoloft)
  • tricyclics(class)
  • Trimipramine (Surmontil)

ANTINEOPLASTIC MEDICATIONS

  • dacarbazine(DTIC-Dome)
  • fluorouracil (Fluoroplex; and others)
  • methotrexate(Mexate; and others)
  • vinblastine(Velban)

ANTIHISTAMINES

  • Astimizole
  • Brompheniramine
  • Cetirizine
  • Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
  • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl; and others)
  • Claritin
  • terfenadine

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

  • celecoxib(Celebrex)
  • ibuprofen(Motrin)
  • naproxen(Naprosyn)

ANTIBIOTICS

  • Azithromycin(Zithromax)
  • demaclocycline(Declomycin;others)
  • doxycycline(Vibramycin, Adoxa, Doryx, Periostat, Monodox, Oracea)
  • griseofluvin(Fulvicin-U/F;others)
  • hexaclorophene
  • lomefloxacin(Maxaquin)
  • methacycline(Rondomycin)
  • Minocycline (Solodyn, Minocyn)
  • nalidixic acid(NegGram;others)
  • oxytetracycline(Terramycin;others)
  • quinolones(class)
  • sulfonamides(class)
  • sulfacyntine
  • sulfamethazine
  • sulfamethizole
  • sulfamethoxazoletrimethoprim(Bacrtim,Septra)
  • sulfasalazine(Azulfadine)
  • sulfathiazole
  • sulfisoxazole(Gantrisin)
  • tetracyclines(class)

ANTIPSYCHOTICS

  • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine; and others)
  • Fluphenazine (Permitil; Prolixin)
  • Haloperidol (Haldol)
  • Perphenazine (Trilafon)
  • Piperacetazine (Quide)
  • Prochlorperazine (Compazine; and others)
  • Resperidone
  • Promethazine (Phenergan; and others)
  • Thioridazine (Mellaril)
  • Trifluperazine (Stelazine; and others)
  • Triflupromazine (Vesprin)
  • Trichlormethiazide (Metahydrin; and others)
  • Thiazides (Diuril; HydroDIURIL)
  • Thiothixene
  • Trimeprazine

HYPOGLYCEMICS

  • Acetohexamide (Dymelor)
  • Trimeprazine (Termaril
  • Chlorpropamide (Diabinese; Insulase)
  • Tolazamide (Tolinase) Tolbutamide (Orinase; and others)
  • glimipiride
  • glipizide
  • glybuide
  • tolazimide (Tolinase)
  • tolbutamide (Orinase;others)

CARDIAC MEDICATIONS

  • ACE inhibitors(Vasotec)
  • amiodarone(Cordarone)
  • diltiazem(Cardizem)
  • disopyramide(Norpace)
  • losartan
  • lovastatin(Mevacor)
  • pravastatin(Pravachol)
  • quinidine
  • sotalol
  • simvastatin(Zocor)

DIURETICS

  • acetazolamide(Diamox)
  • amiloride(Midamor)
  • Bendroflumethiazide (Naturetin; and others)
  • Benzthiazide (exna and others)
  • Chlorothiazide (Diuril and others)
  • Chlorathaldone
  • Cyclothiazide (Anhydron)
  • Furosemide (Lasix)
  • Hydroflumethiazide (Diucardin; and others)
  • Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL; and others)
  • Methyclothiazide (Aquatensen; Enduron)
  • Metolazone (Diulo; Zaroxolyn)
  • Polythiazide (Renese)
  • Quinethazone (Hydromox)
  • trichlormethiazide(Metahydrin;others)
  • thiazides(class)

HORMONAL

  • estrogen replacement
  • oral contraceptives
  • other hormones

HERBAL MEDICINES

  • Additional plant families
  • Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
  • Angelica root and fruit (Angelica species)
  • Bergamot peel (Citrus bergamia
  • Bitter orange peel (Citrus aurantium)
  • Buttercup plant (Rannunculus species)
  • Carrot family
  • Celery (Apium graveolens)
  • Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)
  • Dill (Anthium graveolens
  • Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
  • Fig (Ficus carica)
  • Goosefoot (Chenopodium species)
  • Iron tablets
  • Khella fruit(Ammi visnaga)
  • Lemon peel (Citrus limonia)
  • Lomatium (Lomatium dissectum)
  • Lovage root (Levisticum officinale)
  • Parsley (Petroselinum sativum)
  • Psoralea seeds (Cullen corylifolia,Psoralea corylifolia)
  • Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota)
  • Rue leaves (Ruta graveolens)
  • St Johns Wart (Hypericum perforatum)
  • Yarrow plant (Achillea millefolium)

SUNSCREENS containing benzophenones

  • PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid)
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