title: Treatment of psoriasis with psoralens and ultraviolet A. A double-blind comparison of 8-methoxypsoralen and 5-methoxypsoralen.
abstract: Thirty-eight patients with plaque-type psoriasis were enrolled in a double-blind psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) treatment study comparing the efficacy and side effects of 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) and 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP). Patients treated with 8-MOP healed significantly faster than those on 5-MOP for 6 weeks of treatment, but there was no significant difference after 9 weeks. There was no significant difference in side effects between the two groups, but nausea tended to be more common in the 8-MOP group. One patient on 5-MOP had signs of toxic hepatitis. The importance for maximizing absorption of taking 5-MOP with food is stressed, and PUVA treatment should be given 3 h after intake of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ros
mesh_terms: D000078223:5-Methoxypsoralen; D000042:Absorption; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008730:Methoxsalen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000078223:5-Methoxypsoralen; D008730:Methoxsalen