Oral medications for skin diseases

Created 2003.

Link to DermNet NZ's pages on oral medications.

Aciclovir
Acitretin
Acne treatment
Alitretinoin
Amitriptyline
Antiandrogens
Antimalarials
Antibiotics
Antibiotics for acne
Anticholinergics
Antihistamines
Antimalarials
Antioxidants
Apremilast
Azathioprine
Bexarotene
Ciclosporin
Clindamycin
Clofazimine
Cobimetinib
Colchicine
Cyproterone
Cyclophosphamide
Dabrafenib
Dapsone
Erythromycin
Ethinyl oestrodiol/cyproterone
Finasteride
Fluconazole
Fumaric acid esters
Gabapentin
Gold
Griseofulvin
Hormonal treatment
Horse chestnut extract
Hydroxycarbamide
Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxyurea
Imatinib
Isotretinoin
Itraconazole
Ivermectin
Ketoconazole
Leflunomide
Leukotriene antagonists
Melatonin
Management of acne
Melatonin
Methotrexate
Mycophenolate mofetil
Nicotinamide
Oral antifungal medications
Oral contraceptives
Oral retinoids
Penicillin
Posaconazole
Potassium iodide
Propranolol
Rifampicin
Selenium
Sirolimus
Sonidegib
Spironolactone
Steroids
Sulfasalazine
Systemic steroids
Terbinafine
Tetracycline
Thalidomide
T(h)ioguanine
Treatment of fungal infections
Vemurafenib
Vismodegib
Vitamin a
Voriconazole

New Zealand approved datasheets are the official source of information for medicines, including approved uses and risk information. Check the individual New Zealand datasheet on the Medsafe website.

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