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| Choice | Drug | Dosage |
|---|---|---|
| 1st choice | SunSense® Ultra 50+ 50mls/125mls/500mls | Dose: |
| 2nd choice | Uvistat® SPF 30 or 50 125mls | Dose: Apply as directed |
| or | ||
| Uvistat® Lipscreen SPF 50 | Dose: Apply as directed |
Prescribing Notes
- Sunscreens are only prescribable for ACBS approved conditions i.e. skin protection against UV radiation in abnormal cutaneous photosensitivity resulting from genetic disorders or photodermatoses (including vitiligo, lupus erythematosus, hydroa vacciniforme, solar urticaria and rare genoderamoses such as xeroderma pigmentosum) , those resulting from radiotherapy, chronic or recurrent herpes simplex labialis, or evidence of photosensitivity caused by drugs such as demeclocycline, phenothiazines or amiodarone.
- Patients medically advised to minimise sunlight exposure may be at risk from vitamin D deficiency and should be advised to purchase a vitamin d supplement.
- For optimum photoprotection, sunscreen preparations should be applied thickly and frequently (approximately 2 hourly).
- Preparations with an SPF less than 30 should not normally be prescribed.