light-sensitizing medications
light-sensitizing medications
- Antibiotics: doxycycline, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin, trimethoprim
- Antidepressants: doxepin (Sinequan); and other tricyclics; St. John’s wort
- Antifungals: griseofulvin
- Antihistamine: promethazine, diphenhydramine
- Antihypertensives (blood pressure drugs): hydrochlorothiazide (also found in some blood pressure medicines: Aldactazide, Capozide), diltiazem (Cardizem)
- Benzocaine
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Cholesterol drugs: atorvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin
- Chemotherapy drugs: doxorubicin, flutamide, 5-FU, gemcitabine, methotrexate
- Diuretics: bumetanide, furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide
Hypoglycemics: glipizide, glyburide - Neuroleptic drugs: Chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, perphenazine, thioridazine, thiothixene
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories: celecoxib, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, piroxicam
- Other drugs: dapsone, Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), quinidine.
- PDT Pro photosensitizers: 5-aminolevulinic acid, methyl-5-aminolevulinic acid
- Retinoids: acitretin, isotretinoin
- Sulfonamides: sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfasalazine, sulfisoxazole
*Courtesy of WebMD