Potentially Photosensitizing Medications
This is not an exhaustive list of all potentially photosensitizing drugs. The clinician should ultimately determine if a medication photosensitizes a patient to the spectrum of light emitted from the eMax applicators.
| Acne MedsIsotretinoin (Accutane)
Tretinoin (Retin-A) Anticancer Chlorambucil Cyclophosphamide Dacarbazine Fluorouracil Flutamide Mercaptopurine Methotrexate Procarbazine Thioguanine Vinblastine Antidepressants Amitriptyline Amoxapine Clomipramine Doxepin Imipramine Isocarboxazid Maprotiline Phenelzine Protriptyline Trazodone Trimipramine Antiepileptics Sedative, Muscle Relaxants Carbamazepine Cyclobenzaprine Diazepam Meprobamate Phenytoin Antihistamines Azatadine Clemastine Diphenhydramine Trefenadine Tripelennamine Antihypertensives Captopril Diltiazem Methyldopa Minoxidil Nifedipine Antimicrobials Ciprofloxacin Clofazimine Dapsone Demeclocycline Doxycycline Enoxacin Flucytosine Griseofulvin Ketoconazole Lomefloxacine Methacycline Nalidixic Acid Norfloxacin Ofloxacin Oxytetracycline Pyrazinamide Sulfa drugs (Bactrim, Septra) Tetracycline Antiparasitics Bithionol Chloroquine Pyrvinium Pamoate Quinine Thiabendazole |
AntipsychoticsChlorpromazine
Chlorprothixene Fluphenazine Haloperidol Perphenazine Prochlorperazine Thioridazine Thiothixene Trifluoperazine Triflupromazine Trimeprazine Cardiovascular Amiodarone Atenolol Captopril Diltiazem Disopyramide Nifedipine Propranolol Quinidine gluconate Quinidine sulphate Verapamil Diuretics Acetazolamide Amiloride Bendroflumethiazide Benzthiazide Chlorothiazide Furosemide Hydrochlorothiazide Hydroflumethiazide Methyclothiazide Metalazone Polythiazide Quinethazone Trichlormethia-zlde Hypoglycemics Acetohexamide Chlorpropamide Glipizide Tolazamide Tolbutamide NSAIDS Diclofenac Fenoprofen Flurbiprofen Indomethacin Ketoprofen Meclofenamate Naproxen Phenylbutazone Piroxicam Sulindac Others Bergamot oil Oils of citron Lavender, lime Sandalwood Benzocaine Clofibrate Oral contraceptive Etretinate Gold salts Hexachlorophene Lovastatin St John’s Wort Gmethylcoumarin (used in perfumes lotions, etc) |
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