Manufacturer: NuLife Pharmaceuticals
Salt Composition : Methoxsalen(10mg)
Strip of 10 Capsule
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Salen Capsule is taken after meals in a dose and duration as advised by the doctor. Taking with food helps to increase the absorption of the medication as well as decrease nausea. The dose you are given will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. You should keep taking this medicine for as long as your doctor recommends. If you stop treatment too early your symptoms may come back and your condition may worsen. Let your doctor know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.
The most common side effects of Salen Capsule are nausea, itching, and redness of the skin. Most of these are temporary and usually resolve with time. Contact your doctor straight away if you are at all concerned about any of these side effects. It may also cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can make dizziness worse.
Taking this medicine makes the skin more sensitive to the sun. Use sunscreen and wear protective clothing when outdoors. Try to avoid exposure of your skin and lips to sunlight for eight hours after treatment.
Salen Capsule is an organic compound. It is used along with ultraviolet-A irradiation. It works by decreasing the number of cells the skin makes.
Serum elimination half-life is in the order of 0.5 to 2 hours. There is a large interpatient variability in the clearance of methoxsalen (40 to 650 L/h); the relative distribution volume ranges between 1 and 9 L/kg.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Salen
Itching
Erythema (skin redness)
Nausea
Contraindications : Hypersensitivity, anticoagulant therapy, actinic damage, skin cancer, hepatic insufficiency, porphyrias, acute lupus erythematosus, polymorphic light eruptions or other risk factors for skin cancer such as immunosuppression. Avoid sunbathing, oversensitivity may lead to blistering/burning.
Salen Capsule is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Salen Capsule. Please consult your doctor.
Salen Capsule should be used with caution during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from her body.
Photochemotherapy (Methoxsalen with long wave UVA radiation) is indicated for the symptomatic control of severe, recalcitrant, disabling psoriasis not adequately responsive to other forms of therapy and when the diagnosis has been supported by biopsy.
aphakia.
photosensitivity states.
skin cancer.
cardiac disease.
liver disease.
previous x-ray therapy.
sunburn.
Salen Capsule is to be taken with food.
Store below 30°C
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Salen Capsule is prescribed along with UV-A rays for the treatment of vitiligo and psoriasis.
Take this treatment (methoxsalen and UVA) two or three times a week with the treatment spaced at least forty-eight hours apart.
Always take Salen Capsule 2 hours before UV radiation exposure along with food or milk.
Take a plain shower before your treatment to keep your skin clean, and pat dry.
Do not use perfumes, aftershave, deodorants or other cosmetics and toiletries while using Salen Capsule as they make your skin even more sensitive causing blistering of your skin.
Use extra caution for at least 48 hours following each treatment. After each treatment, cover your skin for at least 8 hours by wearing protective clothing.
Never take Salen Capsule more than the prescribed dose as it may cause burning or blistering of your skin after exposure to UV light.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Salen Capsule is to be taken with food.
Q. What is Salen Capsule used for?
Salen Capsule is used along with ultraviolet light (found in sunlight and some special lamps) in a treatment to treat vitiligo (a disease in which skin color is lost), and psoriasis (a skin condition associated with red and scaly patches), and treatment of white blood cells (called photopheresis) and is used to treat the skin problems associated with mycosis fungoides, which is a type of lymphoma
Q. How does Salen Capsule work?
Salen Capsule works by modifying the way by which skin cells receive the ultraviolet light A (UVA) radiation, thereby clearing up the disease.
