Aminolevulinic Acid Gel

• It is used to treat a precancerous skin problem called actinic keratosis.

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• The treated area may be more sensitive to light. Protect the treated area and skin around it from sun, sunlamps, bright indoor lights, and tanning beds after aminolevulinic acid gel is put on and for as long as you have been told by your doctor. Sunscreens will not help.
• Do not use sunscreen or other drugs on affected part.
• Talk with your doctor before you use other drugs or products on your skin.
• This medicine may cause harm if swallowed. If this medicine is swallowed, call a doctor or poison control center right away.
• People using aminolevulinic acid gel may get skin reactions where this medicine is used or around the area. These reactions may include redness, scaling, or swelling. Most of the time, these reactions will go away within a few weeks after using aminolevulinic acid gel. Talk with the doctor.
• Call your doctor right away if you have a skin reaction that bothers you or if the reaction makes it hard to keep putting this medicine on. Call your doctor right away if you have a skin reaction that causes problems with daily living.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using aminolevulinic acid gel while you are pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away:

• Chills.
• Headache.

These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.

• If your symptoms or health problems do not get better or if they become worse, call your doctor.
• Do not share your drugs with others and do not take anyone else's drugs.
• Keep a list of all your drugs (prescription, natural products, vitamins, OTC) with you. Give this list to your doctor.
• Talk with the doctor before starting any new drug, including prescription or OTC, natural products, or vitamins.
• Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Check with your pharmacist about how to throw out unused drugs.
• Some drugs may have another patient information leaflet. Check with your pharmacist. If you have any questions about this medicine, please talk with your doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
• If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take aminolevulinic acid gel or any other medicine. Only the healthcare provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for a specific patient. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to aminolevulinic acid gel. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from the healthcare provider. You must talk with the healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.

Review Date: October 4, 2017