Table 1.

Drugs That May Cause Hyperpigmentation

AntibioticsAntihypertensivesAnticonvulsantsPsychoactive drugsNSAIDsAntineoplastic agentsHeavy metalsOthers
Amphotericin BAcebutololValproic acidAmitriptylineDerivatives of oxicam5 AminolevulinicArsenicAlitretinoin
CeftriaxoneAmlodipineCarbamazepineCitalopramEtodolac5-FluorouracilIronAllopurinol
CidofovirBetaxololPhenytoin lamotrigineClomipramineIbuprofenActinomycinMercuryAmiodarone
ClofazimineBisoprololMephenytoinClonazepamKetoprofenBevacizumabGoldOral contraceptives
DapsoneCaptoprilTiagabineChlorpromazineParacetamolBleomycinSilverAzathioprine
DemeclocyclineClonidineTopiramateDesipramineSalicylatesBusulfanLeadCetirizine
DoxycyclineDiltiazemDiazepamCapecitabineCevimeline
EmtricitabineEsmololDonepezilCarboplatinCyclobenzaprine
EnoxacinSpironolactoneEletriptanCyclophosphamideCyclosporine
SparfloxacinIndapamideFluphenazineCisplatinDeferoxamine
FoscarnetLabetalolFluoxetineChlorotrianiseneDicumarol
GanciclovirLecanidipineFluvoxamineCorticosteroidsPhenazopyridine
GrepafloxacinMethyldopaHaloperidolDiethylstilbestrolPhenolphthalein
GriseofulvinMetoprololImipramineDocetaxelGlatiramer
HydroxychloroquineMinoxidilKavaDoxorubicinHeroin
IndinavirNebivololLevodopaEpirubicinHydroxychloroquine
IsoniazidNisoldipineLoxapineStanozololHormones
KetoconazoleOxprenololMesoridazineEstramustineInsulin
LevofloxacinPropranololMethamphetamineEtoposideAlfa interferon
LinezolidTelmisartanMethyldopaFloxuridineIsotretinoin
LomefloxacinTimololMolindoneHydroxyureaLeflunomide
MinocyclineOlanzapineIdarubicinLevobupivacaine
OfloxacinParoxetineIfosfamideLidocaine
OxytetracyclinePerphenazineImatinibMethimazole
PyrimethaminePimozideIrinotecanMethysergide
QuinacrineProchlorperazineLeuprolideMetoclopramide
QuininePromazineMechlorethamineMethoxsalen
RibavirinPromethazineMedroxyprogesteroneMucolytics
RifampicinRisperidoneMercaptopurineNiacin
RifapentineRopiniroleMethyl-aminolevulinateNicotine
RitabutinThioridazineMethotrexateOrphenadrine
RibavirinThiothixeneMitomycinPantoprazole
SaquinavirTolcaponeMitotanePentazocine
SertaconazoleTrifluoperazineMitoxantronePropylthiouracil
SulfadiazineVenlafaxinePaclitaxelPsoralene
TenofovirZaleplonPentostatinQuinidine
TerbinafineProcarbazineRabeprazole
TetracyclineTegafurRiluzole
TigecyclineThiotepaSimvastatin
TrimethoprimVinblastineSulfasalazine
VoriconazoleVincristineTacrolimus
ZidovudineVinorelbineToremifene
ยทTrioxsalen
  • NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.