- Use of preparations that have an acne-inducing effect (eg, iodinated or bromated drugs, tuberculostatics, lithium, vitamin B1 [>1.5 mg daily], B6 [>2 mg daily], B12 [>6 µg daily], corticoids, adrenocorticotropic hormone anabolics, quinine, disulfiram, methoxypsoralene, phenobarbital, phenytoin, trimethadione, thyroid depressants, and certain oily cosmetics)