Medicines that can increase acne
Medicines that may cause acne include:
- Corticosteroids.
- Hormones such as testosterone.
- Phenytoin (Dilantin).
- Some barbiturates.
- Lithium (such as Eskalith or Lithobid).
- Isoniazid.
- Cyclosporine (Neoral).
- Some birth control pills. (Others can help treat acne.)
- Birth control injections, such as Depo-Provera.
- Birth control implants, such as Implanon.
Also, medicines that contain substances such as iodide and bromide may cause acne.
| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS | Last Updated: February 27, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology | |
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