Mapperley Park Clinic

Drugs that may cause photosensitivity

The following medications may cause hyperpigmentation, dermatitis or make a patient more sensitive to laser treatment.

ACNE MEDICATIONS
Tretinoin (Retin-A)

ANTICANCER DRUGS
Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome) Fluorouracil (Fluoroplex; and others),
Methotrexate (Mexate; and others) Vinblastine (Veiban)

ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Amitriptyline (Elavil and others) Desipramine (Norpramin; Petroiliam)
Doxepin (Adapin; Sinequan) lmipramine (Tofranil; and others)
Notriptylin (Aventyl; Pamelor) Protriptyline (Vivactil) Trimipramine (Surmontil)

ANTIHISTAMINES
Cyproheptadine (Periactin) Diphenhydramine (Benadryl; and others) Claritin

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY  
Naprosen

ANTIMICROBIALS
Demaclocycline (Declomycin; and others) Doxycycline (Vibramycin; and others) Griseofulvin (fulvicin-U/F; and others) Methacycline (rondomycin)
Nalidixic acid (NegGram; and others) OxyteWacyclines (Terramycin; and others) Sulfacyntine (Renoquid) Sulfamethazine (Neotrizine; and others)
Sulfamethizoic (Thiosulfil; and others) Sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol; and others) Sulfamethoxazolc-trimethoprim (BacU'im; Septra) Sulfasalazinc (Azulfidine)
Sulfathiazolc Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin; and others)
Tetracyclines (Achromysin; minocin)

ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS  
Chlorpromazinc (Thorazinc; and others) Fluphenazine (Permitil; Prolixin) Haloperidol (Haldol) Perphenazine (Trilafon) Piperacetazine (Quide)
Prochlorperazine (Compazine; and others) Promethazine (Phenergan; and others) Thioridazine Hydrochloride, Mellaril Hydrochloride
Trifluperazine (Stelazine; and others) Triflupromazine (Vesprin)
Trimeprazine (Termaril)

DIURETICS
Bendroflumethiazide (Naturetin; and others) Benzthiazide (exna and others)
Chlorothiazide (Diuril and others) Cyclothiazide (Anhydron)
Furosemide (Lasix)
Hydroflumethiazide (Diucardin; and others) Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL; and others) Methyclothiazide (Aquatensen; Enduron)
Metolazone (Diulo; Zaroxolyn) Polythiazide (Renese) Quinethazone (Hydromox)
Trichlormethiazide (Metahydrin; and others) Thiazides (Diuril; HydroDIURIL)

HERBAL/ORGANIC
St. John's Wort

HORMONAL
Birth control drugs
All hormonal drugs

HYPOGLYCEMICS
Acetohexamide (Dymelor)
Chlorpropamide (Diabinese; lnsulase)
Tolazamide (Tolinase)
Tolbutamide (Orinase; and others)

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