PHOTOSENSITIZERS

A PARTIAL LIST OF PHOTOSENSITIZERS

ORAL MEDICINES (used by mouth)

ANTIDIABETICS (containing sulfa)

Acetohexamide

Chlorpropamide

Glipizide

Glyburide

Tolazamide

Tolbutamide

ANTIHISTAMINES (in some cold, cough and allergy medicines)

Cyproheptadine

Diphenhydramine

DIURETICS (water pills used for high blood pressure, heart disease)

Chlorothiazide

Hydrochlorothiazide

Furosemide

PHENOTHIAZINES (antipsychotics)

Chlorpromazine

Perphenazine

Promethazine

Thioridazine

ANTIDEPRESSANTS

Amitriptyline

Doxepin

Nortriptyline

LAXATIVES

Bisacodyl

SWEETENER

Cyclamate

ANTIFUNGALS

Griseofulvin

Itraconazole

ANTIBIOTICS

Sulfonamides

Tetracyclines

Fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)

URINARY ANTIINFECTIVES

Nalidixic acid

PSORIASIS MEDICINES

Methoxypsoralen

ANTICANCER MEDICINES

Dacarbazine

Vinblastine

NONSTEROIDALS (used for pain, arthritis)

Naproxen

Ibuprofen

RETINOIDS

Isotretinoin

MISCELLANEOUS

Amantidine

Quinidine

Quinine

Amiodarone

Diltiazem

Oral contraceptives

Statins

TOPICAL PRODUCTS (used on the skin)

ANTISEPTICS, DEODERANTS, SOAPS

Hexachlorophene

SUNSCREENS

Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)

Cinnamates

MISCELLANEOUS

Coal tar Derivatives