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Uvadex (Methoxsalen) - Drug Interactions, Contraindications, Overdosage, etc

 
 



DRUG INTERACTIONS

Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, and Impairment of Fertility

See Warnings Section.

Pregnancy

Pregnancy Category D

See Warnings Section.

OVERDOSAGE

There are no known reports of overdosage with extracorporeal administration of methoxsalen. However, in the event of overdosage, the patient should be kept in a darkened room for at least 24 hours.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

PHOTOSENSITIVITY

UVADEX ® (methoxsalen) Sterile Solution is contraindicated in patients exhibiting idiosyncratic or hypersensitivity reactions to methoxsalen, other psoralen compounds or any of the excipients. Patients possessing a specific history of a light sensitive disease state should not initiate methoxsalen therapy. Diseases associated with photosensitivity include lupus erythematosus, porphyria cutanea tarda, erythropoietic protoporphyria, variegate porphyria, xeroderma pigmentosum and albinism.

UVADEX ® Sterile Solution is contraindicated in patients with aphakia, because of the significantly increased risk of retinal damage due to the absence of lenses.

Patients should not receive UVADEX ® if they have any contraindications to the photopheresis procedure.

REFERENCES

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  • 3.National Study Commission on Cytotoxic Exposure- Recommendations for Handling Cytotoxic Agents. Available from Louis P. Jeffrey, ScD., Chairman, National Study Commission on Cytotoxic Exposure, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, 179 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
     
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March 2014
NDA 20-969
1460544C_US
LBL50765

Manufactured by DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Greenville, NC 27834
For Therakos, Inc., 10 North High Street, Suite 300, West Chester, PA 19380-3014 USA

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