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Dihematoporphyrin Ether

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Definition: 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 Also Hematoporphyrin Photoradiation 		Other names Porfimer; DHP Ether; Ether, Dihematoporphyrin; Porfimer Sodium; Photofrin II; Photofrin; Dihematoporphyrin EsterDrugs* : PHOTOFRIN

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