Medications that can increase acne
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Medications that can increase acne
Medications that may cause acne include:
- Corticosteroids.
- Hormones such as testosterone.
- Phenytoin (Dilantin).
- Some barbiturates.
- Lithium (Eskalith, Lithonate, Lithotabs).
- Isoniazid (Nydrazid, Rifamate, Rifater).
- Cyclosporine (Neoral).
- Some birth control pills. (Others can help treat acne.)
- Birth control injections, such as Depo-Provera.
- Birth control implants, such as Norplant. Currently, Norplant is not available in the United States.
In addition, medications that contain substances such as iodide and bromide may cause acne.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology |
| Last Updated | March 1, 2007 |
| Last updated: | March 01, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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