Historical QOD 3/31/09:True or False: Fluoroquinolones as a class are some of the most potent photosensitizers causing photosensitivity rashes.
True. While tetracycline-class antibiotics are commonly associated with this phenomenon, they are at most weak photosensitizers, with the exception of doxycycline, which is much more potent. Other common photosensitizers include NSAIDs, tricyclic antidepressants, amiodarone, thiazide diuretics, demeclocyline, and quinidine.
Morison WL. Clinical practice. Photosensitivity. New England Journal of Medicine. 350(11):1111-7, 2004 Mar 11.
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