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USES: This medication is a photosensitizer used to increase skin tolerance to sunlight and enhance pigmentation. It darkens the skin and thickens skin layers. It is used with UV light therapy.
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Trisoralen
Uses
This medication is a photosensitizer used to increase skin tolerance to sunlight and enhance pigmentation. It darkens the skin and thickens skin layers. It is used with UV light therapy.
Notes
- Follow your doctors instructions closely for UV light exposure.
- Overexposure to sunlight or sunlamp can result in severe burns.
Storage
- Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) away from heat and light.
- Do not store in the bathroom.
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How To Use
- Take this medication by mouth as directed with food or milk to prevent stomach upset.
- It is usually taken 2 to 4 hours before exposure to UV light.
- Do not increase your dose or take this more often than prescribed.
Side Effects
- Nausea, stomach upset, headache, skin tenderness, nervousness, swelling of the hands or feet, leg cramps, skin rash, skin burns or itching may occur.
- Notify your doctor if any of these effects is severe or continues.
- Use of this medication has been associated with increased risk of eye damage, skin aging and skin cancer.
- Discus the risks and benefits of this therapy with your doctor.
- If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions
- Tell your doctor if you have any liver disease, eye problems, heart disease, history of cancer, porphyria or if you have any allergies.
- This medication should be used only if clearly needed during pregnancy.
- Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
- It is not known if this medication is found in breast milk.
- Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take especially sulfa or tetracycline antibiotics, water pills, griseofulvin, phenothiazines or coal tar products.
- Ingestion of certain foods may increase the risk of side effects of this medication.
- Use them sparingly, if at all, during therapy: limes, figs, carrots, celery, mustard, parsnips, or parsley.
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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