Preferred Label : photosensitizing agents;

MeSH definition : Drugs that are pharmacologically inactive but when exposed to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight are converted to their active metabolite to produce a beneficial reaction affecting the diseased tissue. These compounds can be administered topically or systemically and have been used therapeutically to treat psoriasis and various types of neoplasms.;

MeSH synonym : photosensitizers; agents, photosensitizing; Photosensitizer; Photosensitizing Agent; Agent, Photosensitizing;

Related MeSH term : photosensitizing effect; Effect, Photosensitizing; Photosensitizing Effects; Effects, Photosensitizing;

MeSH annotation : note entry term PHOTOSENSITIZING EFFECT: use only for the photosensitizing effect of a chemical substance;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosensitizers;

Is substance : O;

action pharmacologique : O;

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Drugs that are pharmacologically inactive but when exposed to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight are converted to their active metabolite to produce a beneficial reaction affecting the diseased tissue. These compounds can be administered topically or systemically and have been used therapeutically to treat psoriasis and various types of neoplasms.

http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/jcms/c_955553/seance-de-phototherapie-dynamique-de-lesion-cutanee-apres-application-topique-de-produit-photosensibilisant-document-d-avis
http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/jcms/c_955549/document-d-avis-seance-de-phototherapie-dynamique-de-lesion-cutanee
2010
France
French
administration, topical
photochemotherapy
photosensitizing agents
keratosis, actinic
carcinoma, basal cell
bowen's disease
health technology assessment
treatment outcome

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http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/display.jsp?id=c_245379
2004
France
French
dihematoporphyrin ether
photosensitizing agents
antineoplastic agents
porfimer sodium
orphan drug production
photochemotherapy
precancerous conditions
barrett esophagus
guidelines for drug use

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