name: | Hexaminolevulinate |
ATC code: | V04CX06 | route: | intravesical |
n-compartments | 1 |
Hexaminolevulinate is a photosensitizing agent used in the detection of bladder cancer, specifically for photodynamic diagnosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer during cystoscopy. It is approved and marketed for intravesical administration for this diagnostic purpose.
Pharmacokinetic parameters for hexaminolevulinate after intravesical instillation in adult patients undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy for bladder cancer; no systemic absorption expected in healthy individuals.