What is Isopsoralen?
What is Isopsoralen?
Psoralens are medicines made from plants. They make your skin more sensitive to light. Methoxsalen is the most common psoralen drug. Today, doctors use psoralens with sunlamps or light booths that emit ultraviolet light. This is called PUVA or photochemotherapy.
What type of drug is methoxsalen?
FuranocoumarinMethoxsalen / ClassificationThe furanocoumarins, or furocoumarins, are a class of organic chemical compounds produced by a variety of plants. Most of the plant species found to contain furanocoumarins belong to a handful of plant families. Wikipedia
What is Methoxypsoralen?
5-Methoxypsoralen, a naturally occurring linear furocoumarin, has been successfully used in combination with ultraviolet (UV) A irradiation [psoralen plus UV (PUVA)] to manage psoriasis and vitiligo. In patients and volunteers, PUVA 5-methoxypsoralen causes a dose-related increase in cutaneous photosensitivity.
What is photochemotherapy with UV B?
PUVA or photochemotherapy is a type of ultraviolet radiation treatment (phototherapy) used for severe skin diseases. PUVA is a combination treatment which consists of Psoralens (P) and then exposing the skin to UVA (long wave ultraviolet radiation). It has been available in its present form since 1976.
What is the function of methoxsalen?
Methoxsalen belongs to the group of medicines called psoralens. It is used along with ultraviolet light (found in sunlight and some special lamps) in a treatment called PUVA to treat vitiligo, a disease in which skin color is lost, and psoriasis, a skin condition associated with red and scaly patches.
How do you use methoxsalen?
Dosing
- Adults and children 12 years of age and over—Apply to the affected area of the skin and allow to dry for one to two minutes, then apply again within two to two and one-half hours before UVA exposure.
- Children under 12 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
Is methoxsalen carcinogenic?
Methoxsalen (psoralen) with ultraviolet A (UVA) long-wave therapy (PUVA) is known to be a human carcinogen based on sufficient evi- dence of carcinogenicity from studies in humans.
What is acitretin?
Acitretin is used to treat severe psoriasis (abnormal growth of skin cells that causes red, thickened, or scaly skin). Acitretin is in a class of medications called retinoids.
