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Dihematoporphyrin Ether
Dihematoporphyrin Ester; Photofrin; Photofrin II; Porfimer Sodium; Ether, Dihematoporphyrin
The purified component of HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE, it consists of a mixture of oligomeric porphyrins. It is used in photodynamic therapy (HEMATOPORPHYRIN PHOTORADIATION); to treat malignant lesions with visible light and experimentally as an antiviral agent. It is the first drug to be approved in the use of photodynamic therapy in the United States.