FDA Approves Metvixia
FDA Approves Metvixia for Actinic Keratosis
Methyl aminolevulinate is a novel, non-invasive treatment which combines the local application of cream, selectively absorbed into abnormal cells, and illumination with a proprietary red light source (CureLight/Aktilite) to activate the drug for the photodynamic treatment of sun-induced pre-cancerous skin lesions (actinic keratosis) .Posted: July 2004
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