Photofrin
Photofrin Brand names, Photofrin Analogs
Photofrin Brand Names Mixture
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Photofrin Chemical_Formula
C68H74N8O11
Photofrin RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/photofrin.htm
Photofrin fda sheet
Photofrin msds (material safety sheet)
Photofrin Synthesis Reference
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Photofrin Molecular Weight
1179.36 g/mol
Photofrin Melting Point
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Photofrin H2O Solubility
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Photofrin State
Solid
Photofrin LogP
5.127
Photofrin Dosage Forms
Powder for solution
Photofrin Indication
Indicated in the treatment of esophageal cancer.
Photofrin Pharmacology
Porfimer is a photosensitizing agent used in the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of tumors. Porfimer is indicated for the palliation of patients with completely obstructing esophageal cancer, or of patients with partially obstructing esophageal cancer who cannot be satisfactorily treated with Nd:YAG laser therapy, reduction of obstruction and palliation of symptoms in patients with completely or partially obstructing endobronchial nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the treatment of microinvasive endobronchial NSCLC in patients for whom surgery and radiotherapy are not indicated. The cytotoxic and antitumor actions of porfimer are light and oxygen dependent. Tumor selectivity in treatment occurs through a combination of selective retention of porfimer and selective delivery of light.
Photofrin Absorption
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Photofrin side effects and Toxicity
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Photofrin Patient Information
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Photofrin Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
