Aminolevulinic acid

Therapeutic indications

Aminolevulinic acid is indicated for:

Visualisation of malignant glioma

Population group: both men and women, only adults (18 years old or older)

5-Aminolevulinic acid is indicated in adult patients for visualisation of malignant tissue during surgery for malignant glioma (WHO grade III and IV).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Aminolevulinic acid is contraindicated in the following cases:

Porphyria

Porphyria

Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Lactation

Lactation

Photosensitizing agent

Photosensitizing agent

Tetracyclines, sulfonamides, fluoroquinolones, hypericin extracts

at least one of
Tetracyclines

Sulfonamides

Fluoroquinolones

Fluoroquinolones

HYPERICIN

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