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Phototherapy Compositions

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By: TOM BRANNA

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• US Patent No. 8,057,785 B2; OMJ Ireland Limited, Caguas, Puerto Rico, has patented a composition for use in phototherapy. It is comprised of a photoactivable compound and an agent that absorbs or blocks extraneous radiation wherein the compound is 8-methoxy-psoralen and the agent is octylmethoxycinnamate.


The composition, together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, is prepared in the form of a gel, lotion or ointment.

 

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