Ameluz for Actinic Keratoses
Ameluz for Actinic Keratoses
December 5, 2016 (Issue: 1509)
The FDA has approved a 10% nanoemulsion gel
formulation of the porphyrin-based photosensitizer
aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride (ALA; Ameluz –
Biofrontera) for use in combination with a narrowband
red light photodynamic therapy (PDT) lamp...more
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