Methoxsalen (oral): What Other Drugs Will Affect Methoxsalen

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What other drugs will affect methoxsalen?

Tell your doctor about all medications you use now or have used in the past (including those applied to the skin), especially:

• arsenic trioxide (Trisenox);
• anthralin (Drithrocreme, Micanol);
• a bacteriostatic soap;
• coal tar (Betatar Gel, Denorex, Fototar, Ionil T, MG217, Neutrogena T/Gel or T/Derm, Tegrin Medicated Soap, and others);
• griseofulvin (Fulvicin, Grisactin);
• nalidixic acid (NegGram);
• a staining dye such as methylene blue, toluene blue, rose bengal, or methyl orange;
• a sulfa drug (Bactrim, Gantanol, Septra, and others);
• a diuretic (water pill) such as chlorothiazide (Diuril), hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, HydroDiuril, Hyzaar, Lopressor, Vasoretic, Zestoretic), chlorthalidone (Hygroton, Thalitone), indapamide (Lozol), metolazone (Mykrox, Zaroxolyn), and others;
• an antibiotic such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ofloxacin (Floxin), norfloxacin (Noroxin), levofloxacin (Levaquin), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), and others;
• a tetracycline antibiotic such as demeclocycline (Declomycin), doxycycline (Adoxa, Doryx, Oracea, Vibramycin), minocycline (Dynacin, Minocin, Solodyn, Vectrin), or tetracycline (Brodspec, Panmycin, Sumycin, Tetracap); or
• medicine to treat a psychiatric disorder, such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin), mesoridazine (Serentil), perphenazine (Trilafon), prochlorperazine (Compazine), thioridazine (Mellaril), or trifluperazine (Stelazine).

This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with methoxsalen. Tell your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.

Last updated:	May 21, 2008