METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING PHOTOSENSITIVITY AND/OR PHOTOTOXICITY REACTIONS TO MEDICATIONS
摘要
The present invention provides a method for preventing or reducing a photosensitivity and/or phototoxicity reaction which may be caused by a once-per-day dose of a medication which causes a photosensitivity and/or phototoxicity reaction in a patient comprising administering the prescribed or suggested dose of the medication to the patient during the evening or early morning hours. The present invention also provides a method for treating an infection in a patient in a manner which prevents or reduces a photosensitivity and/or phototoxicity reaction which method comprises orally administering to the patient a once-a-day dose of about 25 mg to about 700 mg of lomefloxacin hydrochloride during the evening or early morning hours. The present invention also provides an article of manufacture comprising: (1) a packaging material, and (2) a once-a-day dose medication which causes a photosensitivity and/or a phototoxicity reaction in a patient contained within said packaging material and wherein said packaging material comprises a label which indicates that such a reaction is prevented or reduced by administering the medication to the patient during the evening or early morning hours.
申请公布号
WO9520387(A1)
申请公布日期
1995.08.03
申请号
WO1995US00213
申请日期
1995.01.12
申请人
G.D. SEARLE & CO.;KLIMSTRA, PAUL, DALE;RONIKER, BARBARA;SWABB, EDWARD, ALLEN
发明人
KLIMSTRA, PAUL, DALE;RONIKER, BARBARA;SWABB, EDWARD, ALLEN