Certain medications can make those who take them more sensitive to the sun, causing a rash or unexpected severe sunburn. If you're taking such a medication, sunglasses are critical to prevent damage to your eyes, and to ward off ocular rosacea, a condition that is quite difficult to manage.
A myriad of compounds can make skin and eyes more vulnerable to the sun's rays, worsening rosacea redness. Many antibiotics prescribed for rosacea, birth control pills, blood pressure medicines, diabetes drugs and pain relievers can increase the likelihood that UV radiation will do damage. Following is a list of drugs that increase sun sensitivity:
| MEDICATIONS CAUSING SUN SENSITIVITY | |
| Brand name | Generic name |
| Accutane | isotretinoin |
| AchromycinV | tetracycline |
| Actifed with Codeine | codeine/triprolidine/pseudoephedrine |
| Adapin | doxepin |
| Aldactazide | hydrochlorothiazide/spironolactone |
| Aldoclor | chlorothiazide/methyldopa |
| Aldorll | hydrochlorothiazide/methyldopa |
| AlferonN* | alphainterferoninjection |
| Altace | ramipril |
| Anafranil* | clomipramine |
| Anaprox | naproxen |
| Ancobon | flucytosine |
| Ansaid* | flurbiprofen |
| Apresazide | hydrochlorothiazide/hydralazine |
| Asendin* | amoxipine |
| Aquatag | benzthiazide |
| Aquatensen | methyclothiazide |
| Aventyl | nortriptyline |
| AzoGantanol | phenazopyridine/sulfamethoxazole |
| AzoGantrisin | phenazopyridine/sulfisoxole |
| Azulfidine | sulfasalazine |
| Bactrim | trimethoprim/sulfamethoxole |
| Benadryl | diphenhydramine |
| Benylin | diphenhydramine |
| Brevicon | ethinylestradio/norethindrone |
| Butazolidin | phenylbutazone |
| Capoten | captopril |
| Capozide | captopril/hydrochlorothiazide |
| Cardioquin | quinidine |
| Cardizem* | diltiazem |
| Cipro* | ciprofloxacin |
| Clinoril* | sulindac |
| Combipres | chlorthalidone/clonidine |
| Compazine | prochlorperazine |
| Compoz | diphenhydramine |
| Cordarone | amiodarone |
| Corzide | nadolo/bendroflumethiazide |
| Dapsone | dapsone |
| Declomycin | demeclocycline |
| Deconamine | chlorpheniramine/pseudoephedrina |
| Demulen | ethynodio/ethinylestradio |
| Depakene | valproicacid |
| Depakote | valproicacid |
| DiaBeta | glyburide |
| Diabinese | chlorpropamide |
| Diamox | acetazolamide |
| Dimetane | brompheniramine/phenylpropanolamine/codeine |
| Dipentum* | olsalazine |
| Diucardin | hydroflumethiazide |
| Diulo | metolazone |
| Diupres | chlorothiazide/reserpine |
| Diuril | chlorothiazide |
| Diutensen | methyclothiazide/cryptenamine |
| Dolobid* | diflunisal |
| Doryx | doxycycline |
| DTIC-Dome* | dacarbazine |
| Duraquin | quinidine |
| Dyazide | hydrochlorothiazide/triamterene |
| Dymelor | acetohexamide |
| Dyrenlum* | triamterene |
| Efudex | fluorouracil |
| Elavil | amitripyline |
| Eldepryl | selegine |
| Endep | amitriptyline |
| Enduron | methyclothiazide |
| Enduronyl | methyclothiazide/deserpidine |
| Enovid | mestranol/norethynodrel |
| Esidrix | hydrochlorothiazide |
| Esimil | hydrochlorothizaide/guanethidine |
| Etrafon | amitriptyline/perphenazine |
| Eulexin | flutamide |
| Eutron | methyclothiazide/pargyline |
| Exna | benzthiazide |
| Fansidar | sulfadoxine/paragyline |
| Feldene | piroxicam |
| Flexeril* | cyclobenzaprine |
| Floxin | ofloxacin |
| Fluoroplex | fluorouracil |
| Fulvicin | griseofulvin |
| Gantanol | sulfamethoxazole |
| Gantrisin | sulfisoxazole |
| Glucotrol | glipizide |
| GrifulvinV | griseofulvin |
| Grisactin | griseofulvin |
| Gris-PEG | griseofulvin |
| Haldol | haloperidol |
| Hismanal | astamizole |
| HydroDIURIL | hydrochlorothiazide |
| Hydromox | quinethazone |
| Hydropres | hydrochlorothiazide/reserpine |
| Ideride | hydrochlorothiazide/propranolol |
| Intal* | cromolyn |
| IntronA* | alphainterferon |
| Janimine | imipramine |
| Lasix | furosemide |
| Limbitrol | chlordiazepoxide/amitriptyline |
| Lodine* | etodolac |
| Loestrin | ethinylestradiol/norethindrone |
| Lo/Ovral | ethinylestradiol/norgestrel |
| LopressorHCT | metoprolol/hydrochlorothiazide |
| Ludiomil* | maprotiline |
| Marplan* | isocarboxazid |
| Matulane | procarbazine |
| Maxzide | hydrochlorothiazide/triamterene |
| Mellaril | thioridazine |
| Metahydrin | trichlormethiazide |
| Metatensin | trichlormethiazide/reserpine |
| Mevacor | lovastatin |
| Mexate | methotrexate |
| Micronase | glyburide |
| Minizide | polythiazide/prazosin |
| Minocin* | minocycline |
| Modicon | ethinylestradio/norethindrone |
| Moduretic | hydrochlorothiazide/amiloride |
| Monodox | doxycyline |
| Monopril* | fosinopril |
| Motrin* | ibuprofen |
| Mykrox | metolazone |
| Myochrisine | goldsodiumthiomalate |
| Naprosyn* | naproxen |
| Naturetin | bendroflumethiazide |
| Naqua | trichlormethiazide |
| Navane | thiothixene |
| NegGram | nalidixicacid |
| Nelova | mestrano/norethindrone |
| Neptazane | methazolamide |
| Nordette | ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel |
| Norethin | mestrano/norethindrone |
| Norinyl | mestrano/norethindrone |
| Norlestrin | ethynlestradio/norethindrone |
| Normozide | labetalol/hydrochlorothiazide |
| Norpramin | desipramine |
| Oretic | hydrochlorothiazide |
| Orinase | tolbutamide |
| Ornade | chlorpheniramine/phenylpropanolamine |
| Ortho-Novum | mestrano/norethindrone |
| Orudis | ketoprofen |
| Ovcon | ethinylestradiol/norethindrone |
| Ovral | ethinylestradiol/norgestrel |
| Ovulen | ethynodiol/mestranol |
| Oxsoralen | methoxsalen |
| Pamelor | nortriptyline |
| Panmycin | tetracycline |
| Perfumes | bergamot/cedar/citron/lavender/lime/musk |
| Perlactin | cyproheptadine |
| Pertofrane | desipramine |
| Phenergan | promethazine |
| Prinzide | hydrochlorothiazide/lisinopril |
| Prolixin | fluphnazine |
| Quinaglute | quinidine |
| Quinamm | quinine |
| Quinidex | quinidine |
| Quinora | quinidine |
| Rauzide | bendroflumethiazide/rauwolfia |
| Renese | polythiazide |
| Rheumatrex | methotrexate |
| Ridaura | auranofin |
| Robitet | tetracycline |
| Saluron | hydroflumethiazide |
| Salutensin | hydroflumethiazide |
| Seldane | terfenadine |
| Septra | trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole |
| Ser-Ap-Es | hydralazine/hydrochlorothiazide/reserpine |
| Sinequan | doxepin |
| Solganal | goldsalts |
| Stelazine | trifuoperazine |
| Sumycin | tetracycline |
| Surmontil | trimipramine |
| Taractan | chloroprothixine |
| Tavist | clemastine |
| Tegretol | carbamazepine |
| Temarll | trimaprazine |
| Tenoretic | atenolol/chlorthalidone |
| Terramycin | oxytetracycline |
| Tetracen | tetrecycline |
| Thorazine | chlorpromazine |
| Timolide | hydrochlorthiazide/timolol |
| tofranil | imipramine |
| Tolinase | tolazamide |
| Trandate | labetalol |
| Triavil | amitriptyline/perphenazine |
| Trilafon | perphenazine |
| Tri-Levlen | norgestrel/ethinylestradiol |
| Tri-Norinyl | norethindrone/ethynylestradiol |
| Triphasil | norgestrel/ethinylestradiol |
| Trisoralen | trioxsalen |
| Uri-Tet | oxytetracycline |
| Urobiotic | oxytetracycline |
| Vaseretic | hydrochlorothiazide/enalapril |
| Vasotec | enalapril |
| Valban | vinblastine |
| Vibramycin | doxycycline |
| Vibra-Tabs | doxycycline |
| Vivactil | protriptyline |
| Voltaren* | diclofenac |
| Zaroxolyn | metolazine |
| Zestoretic | hydrochlorothiazide/lisinopril |
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Good health for your skin as well as your entire body may require a permanent lifestyle change that will reward you with a longer life and more beautiful skin to wear during those extra years.
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