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Descriptor
English
:
Dihematoporphyrin Ether
Descriptor
Spanish
:
éter de diematoporfirina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Éter de Diematoporfirina
Synonyms
English
:
DHP Ether
Dihematoporphyrin Ester
Ether, Dihematoporphyrin
Photofrin
Photofrin II
Porfimer
Porfimer Sodium
Tree Number:
D03.383.129.578.840.500.462.400.200
D03.633.400.909.500.462.400.200
D04.345.783.500.462.400.200
D23.767.727.462.400.200
Definition
English
:
The purified component of
HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE
, it consists of a mixture of oligomeric
porphyrins
. It is used in photodynamic therapy (
HEMATOPORPHYRIN PHOTORADIATION
); to treat malignant lesions with visible light and experimentally as an antiviral agent. It is the first drug to be approved in the use of PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY in the
United States.
Pharmacological Action:
Antineoplastic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Photosensitizing Agents
See Related
English
:
Hematoporphyrin Photoradiation
History Note
English
:
93; was DIHEMATOPORPHYRIN ETHER (NM) 1985-92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
30751
Unique Identifier:
D017323
Occurrence in VHL
:
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