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How to Take Porfimer Sodium and it's Dose


It comes as a solution for injection, to be administered by a healthcare provider into the vein.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

The first stage of PDT is the intravenous injection at 2 mg/kg.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in patients with blood disorder porphyria, emergency breathing problem, tumors eroding into a major blood vessel and hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Porfimer Sodium

This medication is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for esophageal cancer, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus.


Trade Names/Brand Names of Porfimer Sodium

International :


Photofin
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