MELADERM TABLET

MELADERM TABLET belongs to the class of medicines called psoralens primarily used to treat psoriasis (scaly, itchy, and red patches on the skin), or vitiligo (discoloured patches in different areas of the body, including the skin, hair). Psoriasis is a chronic, painful, nontransmissible, deactivating and damaging disease. Psoriasis can also be caused by internal and external activates, including sunburn, mild trauma, systemic drugs, infections, and stress. Vitiligo is a disorder in which the skin turns white due to the loss of pigment from the melanocytes, (cells that produce the colour), melanin that gives skin colour. 

MELADERM TABLET contains methoxsalen, that is used alongside ultraviolet-A radiation. It works by reducing the number of cells the skin makes.

Take MELADERM TABLET as prescribed by your doctor. You are advised to take MELADERM TABLET for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you depending on your medical conditions. You may experience erythema (skin redness), oedema (swelling), blisters on the skin, and itching. Most of these side effects of MELADERM TABLET do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor.

Before starting MELADERM TABLET, please inform your doctor if you have any allergies, history of skin cancer, eye disorder, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, or skin pigment disorder. Immediately contact your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, and breastfeeding.

MELADERM TABLET contains methoxsalen, which is a local acting drug. It is primarily used in the treatment of psoriasis (scaly, itchy, and red patches on the skin), or vitiligo (discoloured patches in different areas of the body, including the skin, hair). MELADERM TABLET is an organic compound and a local acting drug. It is used alongside ultraviolet-A radiation. It works by reducing the number of cells the skin makes.

• Erythema (skin redness)
• Oedema (swelling)
• Blisters on the skin
• Itching

Inform your doctor before using MELADERM TABLET, if you have previously had an allergic reaction (hypersensitivity). Before starting MELADERM TABLET, please inform your doctor if you have any history of skin cancer, eye disorder, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, or skin pigment disorder. Immediately contact your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, and breastfeeding. If there is an overdose, you may be trained to stay in a dark room for 24 hours and make yourself vomit.

• CIPROFLOXACIN
• HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
• LOPINAVIR
• RITONAVIR

• You will need to have an eye check-up before starting MELADERM TABLET and also once a year afterwards.
• Avoid sunlight on your lips or skin for at least 8 hours after taking MELADERM TABLET.

• Avoid sunlight exposure for 24 hours before taking MELADERM TABLET. Wear UVA-absorbing, and cover exposed skin, wrap-around sunglasses, or use sunblock for the twenty-four-hour period after treatment with MELADERM TABLET.
• Use extra caution for at least 48 hours after each treatment. Cover your skin for at least 8 hours by wearing protective clothing after each treatment, 
• Do not increase the quantity of MELADERM TABLET if you are taking or use additional time under an ultraviolet lamp or in the sunlight.