Visudyne

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

If you are taking other medicines that can cause light sensitivity (photosensitivity), there is a possibility that you may have an increased risk of photosensitivity reactions following treatment with verteporfin. Other photosensitising medicines include the following: - tetracycline antibiotics, eg doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline - sulphonamide antibiotics, eg sulfadiazine, co-trimoxazole - phenothiazines, eg chlorpromazine, prochlorperazine - antidiabetic medicines of the sulfonylurea type, eg glibenclamide, gliclazide - thiazide diuretics, eg bendrofluazide - griseofulvin - amiodarone. Tell your doctor if you have recently taken any medicines, including herbal medicines and those bought without a prescription, before you receive this treatment.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

Verteporfin

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