ACNE MEDICATIONS
- isotretinoin (Accutane)
- trentinoin (Retin-A)
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Medication information for laser treatments.
Some medications and supplements may increase sensitivity to laser procedures. Review the list and tell our team about anything new before treatment.
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Medication disclosure helps us treat safely.
The use of the following medications alone or in combination may induce hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, dermatitis, blister formation or burns. Increased sensitivity to the laser procedure may occur.
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A test treatment will be performed in any situation when the outcome is questionable. Please ask your physician who is prescribing your medication regarding the effects of your medication and safety of laser treatment.
Medication Categories
Drugs that may cause photosensitivity.
ANTICANCER DRUGS
- Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome)
- Fluorouracil (Fluoroplex; and others)
- Methotrexate (Mexate; and others)
- Vinblastine (Veiban)
ANTI-ARTHRITICS
- Gold Salt thiomalate (Solganol)
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
- Amitriptyline (Elavil; and others)
- bupropion
- clonipramine
- Desipramine (Norpramin; Petrofrane)
- Doxepin (Adapin; Sinequan)
- fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Imipramine (Tofranil; and others)
- maprotiline
- mirtazapine (Remuron)
- Notriptylin (Aventyl; Pamelor)
- paroxetine (Paxil)
- Protriptyline (Vivactil)
- sertraline (Zoloft)
- tricyclics (class)
- Trimipramine (Surmontil)
ANTINEOPLASTIC MEDICATIONS
- dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome)
- fluorouracil (Fluoroplex; and others)
- methotrexate (Mexate; and others)
- vinblastine (Velban)
ANTIHISTAMINES
- Astimizole
- Brompheniramine
- Cetirizine
- Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl; and others)
- Claritin
- terfenadine
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
- celecoxib (Celebrex)
- ibuprofen (Motrin)
- naproxen (Naprosyn)
ANTIBIOTICS
- Azithromycin (Zithromax)
- demaclocycline (Declomycin; others)
- doxycycline (Vibramycin, Adoxa, Doryx, Periostat, Monodox, Oracea)
- griseofluvin (Fulvicin-U/F; others)
- hexaclorophene
- lomefloxacin (Maxaquin)
- methacycline (Rondomycin)
- Minocycline (Solodyn, Minocyn)
- nalidixic acid (NegGram; others)
- oxytetracycline (Terramycin; others)
- quinolones (class)
- sulfonamides (class)
- sulfacyntine
- sulfamethazine
- sulfamethizole
- sulfamethoxazoletrimethoprim (Bacrtim, Septra)
- sulfasalazine (Azulfadine)
- sulfathiazole
- sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin)
- tetracyclines (class)
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine; and others)
- Fluphenazine (Permitil; Prolixin)
- Haloperidol (Haldol)
- Perphenazine (Trilafon)
- Piperacetazine (Quide)
- Prochlorperazine (Compazine; and others)
- Resperidone
- Promethazine (Phenergan; and others)
- Thioridazine (Mellaril)
- Trifluperazine (Stelazine; and others)
- Triflupromazine (Vesprin)
- Trichlormethiazide (Metahydrin; and others)
- Thiazides (Diuril; HydroDIURIL)
- Thiothixene
- Trimeprazine
HYPOGLYCEMICS
- Acetohexamide (Dymelor)
- Trimeprazine (Termaril)
- Chlorpropamide (Diabinese; Insulase)
- Tolazamide (Tolinase) Tolbutamide (Orinase; and others)
- glimipiride
- glipizide
- glybuide
- tolazimide (Tolinase)
- tolbutamide (Orinase; others)
CARDIAC MEDICATIONS
- ACE inhibitors (Vasotec)
- amiodarone (Cordarone)
- diltiazem (Cardizem)
- disopyramide (Norpace)
- losartan
- lovastatin (Mevacor)
- pravastatin (Pravachol)
- quinidine
- sotalol
- simvastatin (Zocor)
CHELATING AGENTS
DIURETICS
- acetazolamide (Diamox)
- amiloride (Midamor)
- Bendroflumethiazide (Naturetin; and others)
- Benzthiazide (exna and others)
- Chlorothiazide (Diuril and others)
- Chlorathaldone
- Cyclothiazide (Anhydron)
- Furosemide (Lasix)
- Hydroflumethiazide (Diucardin; and others)
- Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL; and others)
- Methyclothiazide (Aquatensen; Enduron)
- Metolazone (Diulo; Zaroxolyn)
- Polythiazide (Renese)
- Quinethazone (Hydromox)
- trichlormethiazide (Metahydrin; others)
- thiazides (class)
HORMONAL
- estrogen replacement
- oral contraceptives
- other hormones
HERBAL MEDICINES
- Additional plant families
- Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
- Angelica root and fruit (Angelica species)
- Bergamot peel (Citrus bergamia)
- Bitter orange peel (Citrus aurantium)
- Buttercup plant (Rannunculus species)
- Carrot family
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)
- Dill (Anthium graveolens)
- Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
- Fig (Ficus carica)
- Goosefoot (Chenopodium species)
- Iron tablets
- Khella fruit (Ammi visnaga)
- Lemon peel (Citrus limonia)
- Lomatium (Lomatium dissectum)
- Lovage root (Levisticum officinale)
- Parsley (Petroselinum sativum)
- Psoralea seeds (Cullen corylifolia, Psoralea corylifolia)
- Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota)
- Rue leaves (Ruta graveolens)
- St Johns Wart (Hypericum perforatum)
- Yarrow plant (Achillea millefolium)
SUNSCREENS
- containing benzophenones
- PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid)
Questions About Your Medications?
Tell us what changed before your laser appointment.
Our team can help you decide whether to pause, reschedule, or ask your prescribing physician before treatment.