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6. Be Wary of Sun-Sensitizing Medication
Some pharmaceuticals can make your skin more sensitive to UV light, which means you could sustain a good deal of skin damage after just a short while in the sun. Antifungal creams, coal tar (used to treat eczema and psoriasis), many antibiotics, and certain antidepressants are all photosensitive drugs, which means they contain chemicals that react with sunlight to produce damaging reactions over the surface of the skin.
Some medications will leave you very prone to sunburn, while others will spark an allergic response (typically in the form of a rash or hives). In any case, you must be diligent with your sun protection to avoid raising your risk of skin damage and cancer.
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