Treats wart-like lesions (actinic keratoses) on the face or scalp.BRAND NAMES: Levulan® Kerastick™
Brand Names:
Levulan Kerastick
Contraindications:
You should not receive this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to aminolevulinic acid or porphyrins, or if you have porphyria or skin that is sensitive to sun.
Uses:
Stick
You will receive this medicine in a clinic or doctor's office.
A nurse or other caregiver will apply the medicine. The next day, or several hours later, you will be treated with a special blue light.
After treatment with this medicine, stay out of the sun or bright light as much as possible. Wear protective clothing when going outside.
During the blue light treatment, you will be given special goggles to wear to protect your eyes.
Special precautions:
Before taking, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medications. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart failure or liver disease. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking, call your doctor
Be sure your doctor knows if you are using griseofulvin (Fulvicin®), diuretics (water pills), tetracycline antibiotics, sulfa drugs (Bactrim®, Septra®), prochlorperazine (Compazine®), or diabetes medicine taken by mouth (DiaBeta®, Glipizide®, Glucotrol®).
Warnings:
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk to your doctor before receiving this medicine.
During the blue light treatment you may feel stinging, tingling, prickling, or burning of the lesions, but this should go away after the treatment.
Redness, scaling, and swelling may occur but should clear up after 4 weeks of treatment.
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
