Melanocyl Tablets/ Melanocyl Topical Solution/ Melanocyl Ointment

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Composition:

 

MELANOCYL® Tablets:

Each uncoated tablet contains:

Methoxsalen U.S.P. ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 mg

Excipient………………………………………………………………………………………………………. q.s.

MELANOCYL® Topical Solution

Methoxsalen U.S.P. …………………………………………………………………………………. 1.0% w/v

Propylene Glycol base I.P. ………………………………………………………………… q.s.

MELANOCYL® Ointment

Methoxsalen U.S.P. ………………………………………………………………………………... 0.75% w/w

Aminobenzoic Acid B.P. …………………………………………………………………….… 2.0% w/w

Ointment base ………………………………………………………………………………………… q.s.

Preservative: Chlorocresol I.P. .……………………………………………………..…. 0.1% w/w

Description

  1. Photochemotherapy is a recent trend in the treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo. It is a therapeutic approach based on the interaction of light and a photo-active drug, methoxsalen, to bring about beneficial therapeutic results in a biological system. Photochemotherapy with psoralens, (a group of drugs to which MELANOCYL® belongs) and ultraviolet A light, is briefly termed as PUVA. The drug of choice in photochemotherapy is methoxsalen or 8-methoxypsoralen (MELANOCYL®). 
  2. Methoxsalen (MELANOCYL®) belongs to the furocoumarin group of organic chemical compounds and is a photosensitising agent. When combined with exposure to long wave ultra-violet rays, methoxsalen is very useful in the treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo.

Indications

  • Psoriasis
  • Vitiligo