Meladinine
Meladinine Brand names, Meladinine Analogs
Meladinine Brand Names Mixture
- No information avaliable
Meladinine Chemical_Formula
C12H8O4
Meladinine RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/methox.htm
Meladinine fda sheet
Meladinine msds (material safety sheet)
Meladinine Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Meladinine Molecular Weight
216.19 g/mol
Meladinine Melting Point
No information avaliable
Meladinine H2O Solubility
No information avaliable
Meladinine State
Solid
Meladinine LogP
2.336
Meladinine Dosage Forms
Liquid
Meladinine Indication
For the treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo
Meladinine Pharmacology
Methoxsalen selectively inhibits the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The guanine and cytosine content correlates with the degree of Methoxsalen-induced cross-linking. At high concentrations of the drug, cellular RNA and protein synthesis are also suppressed.
Meladinine Absorption
No information avaliable
Meladinine side effects and Toxicity
No information avaliable
Meladinine Patient Information
Patients should be told emphatically to wear UVA-absorbing, wrap-around sunglasses and cover exposed skin or use a
sunblock (SP 15 or higher) for the twenty-four (24) hour period following treatment with methoxsalen, whether exposed
to direct or indirect sunlight in the open or through a window glass.
Meladinine Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
