Doxylamine Succinate and Visudyne

• Generic Name: doxylamine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Unisom, Nytol Maximum Strength, Aldex AN, Nitetime Sleep-Aid, Sleep Aid

Self-medication for short-term management of insomnia, particularly in individuals who have difficulty falling asleep.

Safety and efficacy not fully established; however, FDA states that, pending further accumulation of data, doxylamine-containing nighttime sleep aids approved for this use may continue to be marketed in the US.

Used in fixed combination with pyridoxine for treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy in women not responding to conservative management.

Not studied in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Temporary relief of rhinorrhea, sneezing, lacrimation, itching eyes, or oronasopharyngeal itching associated with allergic rhinitis (e.g., hay fever) or other upper respiratory allergies.

• Generic Name: verteporfin
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Visudyne

Visudyne works by enhancing the eye's sensitivity to light. This medicine affects abnormal blood vessels in the eye.

Visudyne is used together with "photodynamic" laser light therapy to treat blood vessel disorders in the eye caused by macular degeneration and other eye diseases.

Visudyne may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.