Lifestyle Changes to Combat Rosacea
The Effects of Medications on Rosacea
The treatment of rosacea can be complicated by medications used to address other health issues. Even some rosacea treatments can make the skin more sensitive to the effects of the sun's rays.
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 |
* Rare