Things to Avoid to Prevent Adverse Reaction to Sunlight or Tanning Beds

Perfumes and colognes containing Furocoumarins, compounds from natural products such as plants and fruits can sensitize the skin to sunlight. Common foods are fruits that contain photosensitizing agents are:  celery, carrots, lime, coriander, parsley, fennel, dill, buttercup, mustard, fig and others.

Medications List

Accutane
Achromycin
Actidil
Adrueil
Aldactazide
Aldoclor
Aldoril
Ancobon
Apresolene-Esidrix
Aquatenson
Asendin
Azo Gantanol
Azo Gantrisin
Azulfidine
Bactrim
Bainetar
Barbiturates
Benadryl
Butazolidin
Capoten
Cesamet
Cipro
Clinoril
Compazine
Danocrine
Dapsone
Declomycin
Deconamine
Diabeta
Diabinese
Dilantin
Dimetane
Dilantin
Dimentane
Diucardin
Diulo
Diupres
Diuril
Diutensen-R
Dyazide
Dyrenium
Elavil
Endep
Enduronyl
Esidrix
Esimil

Estar Gel
Etrafon
Exna
Fansidar
Flexeril
Folex
Fulvicin U/F
Gantanol
Garamycin
Glucotrol
Grisactin Ultra
Haldol
Hibiclens
Hispril Spansule
Hydromax
Hygroton
Inderide
Intal Inhaler
Intron A
Lasix
Librium
Limitrol
Lozol
Ludiomil
Marplan
Maxzide
Mellaril
Mepergan
Mexate
Mexate-AQ
Minizide
Minocin
Moduretic
Motrin
Mykrox
Maquival
Naturetin
NegGram
Neptazane
Normozide
Noroxin
Nopramin
Optimine
Oreticyl
Ornade Spansule
Orudis Capsules

Pamelor
Pediazole
Periactin
Permitil
Pertofrane
Phenergan
Phisohex
Polaramine
Prolixin
Quindex
Quididine
Quinine
Rauzide
Renese
Ru-Tuss II Caps
Seldane
Septra
Ser-Ap-Es
Serentil
Serepasil
Sinequan
Sparine
Stelazine
Sumycin
Surmontil
Tacaryl
Taractan
Tavist
Tegretol
Temaril
Tenoretic
Terramycin
Thalitone
Thorazine
Timolide
Tofranil
Tolazamide
Tolinase
Trandate HCT
TriaminicTR
Vaseretic
Vasotec Tabs
Velban
Vivactil
Volaren Tabs
Zaroxolyn

PLEASE NOTE!

This list is not mean to be exhaustive.  There are other agents that can cause photosensitivity, such as birth control pills, etc. and the list grows as new drugs are created.  While we take great care in presenting this information, we cant be responsible for errors or omissions. If you are taking ANY medication or have a history of photosensitivity, you should consult a doctor before you begin tanning, indoors or out.  

In the interest of tanning education, the information on this page may be printed, redistributed or linked to freely, with no permission needed.



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