7. Thyroid Preparations

Thyroid preparations are represented by some thyroid medications, such as Thiouracil or Thiourea, and they are used for stimulating the thyroid gland in patients with low thyroid function.
However, these preparations are known for triggering acne. If taken in large quantities, iodine, which also helps to regulate the thyroid function, might as well cause acne breakouts.

As you may have already noticed, the medications that are likely to trigger acne as well, as a side effect, are prescribed for very severe disorders, diseases and illnesses.
In this context it is probably obvious that it becomes less appropriate to worry about acne; your life is in danger and it would be abnormal to stop the medication because it causes also acne.
We’ve presented these medications only so that you could know about their side effects.
You should always fight for your life. And when you get better you’ll have enough time to worry and destroy also this irritating but insignificant disorder that is called acne.

6. Quinine

Quinine is also a very old medication that is prescribed for a very old disease: malaria. Malaria remained a plague of the third world’s countries and if you are traveling in these regions you should know that malaria still exists and represents a real risk.

But because quinine may trigger acne breakouts, be sure to ask your doctor about alternative solutions or drugs.

5. INH

INH or Isoniazid is typically used for treating TB or tuberculosis. Although tuberculosis represents a disease that was thought to have been largely eradicated, it experienced resurgence in the late 1980s among the poor and homeless populations, as well as in patients suffering from AIDS.

Known for being a disease triggered by poverty and the inexistence of a strict hygiene, tuberculosis continues to represent a real health problem also today. Unfortunately INH, which is a medication typically used against this terrible disease, could trigger also acne, as a side effect.

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