SUBSTANCES THAT MAY CAUSE PHOTOSENSITIVITY
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Clomipramine (Anafranil)
Isocarboxazid (Marplan)
Maprotiline (Ludiomil)
Mirtazapine (Remeron)
Sertaline (Zoloft)
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ANTIPARASITICS
**Bithionol (Bitin)
Chloroquine (Aralen)
Mefloquine (Lariam)
Pyrvinuim Parnoate (Povan)
Quinine
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TRICYCLIC AGENTS
Elavil
Ascendin
Norpramin
Sinequan
Tofranil
Aventyl
Vivactil
Surmontil
Venlafixine (Effexor)
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ANTIHISTAMINES
Asemizole (Hismanal)
Ceririne (Zyrtec)
Cyrohelptadine (Preiactin)
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Hydroxyzine (Atrax, Vistaril)
Loratadine (Claritin)
Terfenadine (Seldane)
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ANTIPSYCHOTICS
Chlorprothixene (Taractan)
Haloperiodol (Haldol)
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ANTIMICROBIALS
**Nalixic acid (NegGram)
Azithromycin (Zithromax)
Griseofulivn (Fulvcin, Grisactin)
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CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY
**Dacarbazine (DTIC)
**Dacarbazine (DTIC)
Fluororacil (5-FU)
Methotrexate (Mexate)
Procarbazine (Matulane, Natulan)
Vinbvlastine (Velban, Belbe)
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DIURETICS
Acetazolamide (Diamox)
Simvastatin (Zocor)
Furosemide (Lasix)
Metolazone (Duilo, Zaraxolyn)
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THIAZIDES
**Hydrodiuril
**Naturetin
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SULFONAMIDES
**Septra
**Gantirisin
**Bactrim
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NSAIDS
Oxaprozin (Daypro)
Motrin
Naproxen
Orudis
Anaprox
Feldene
Voltaren
Etodolac (Lodine)
Nabumetone (Relafen)
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QUINILONES
Cipro
Penetrex
Penetrex
Penetrex
Levaquin
Floxin
**Maxaquin
Noroxin
**Zagam
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)
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PSORALENS
Selegiline (Deprenyl)
**Tretinoin (Retin A)
Zolpidem (Ambien)
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TETRACYCLINES
**Declomyicn
Viramycin
Minocin
Terramycin
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PHENOTHIAZINES
**Thiothixene (Navane)
**Compazine
**Mellaril
**Stelazine
**Pheneregan
**Thorazine
**Risperidone (Risperdal)
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HYPOGLYCEMIC SULFOYLUREAS
Acetohexamide (Dymelor)
Chloropropamide (Diabinese)
Glimepiride (Amaryl)
Glipzide (Glucotrol)
Glyburide (Diabeta, Micronase)
Tolazamide (Tolinase)
Tolbutamide (Orinase)
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CARDIOVASCULARS
Quinidine (Quinaglute)
Captoten
Vasotec
Monapril
Accupril
Altace
Univasc
**Amiodarone (Cordarone)
Diltiazem (Cardizem)
Disopyraminde (Norpace)
Losartan (Hyzaar)
Lovastatin (Mevacor)
Nifedipine (Procardia)
Pravastin (Pravachol)
Amiloride (Midamor)
Sotalol (Betapace)
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MISCELLANEOUS
Benzocaine
Benzoyl Peroxide
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Oral Estazolam (ProSom)
Etretinate (Tegison)
Felbamate (Felbatol)
Hypercium (St Johns Wort)
**Isetretinoln (Accutane)
Olsalazine (Dipentun)
Gabapentin (Neurotin)
Gold Salts
Hexachlorophene (Phisohex)
Interferon beta 1b (Betaseron)
Masoprocol (Actinex)
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**Items with an asterisk are marked as they are more likely to cause photosensitive
reactions. Overall the drugs listed above cause reactions in less than 1% of patients.
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