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Active substance

Aminolevulinic acid

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US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
LEVULAN20%solution · topicalSUN PHARM INDS INCPrescription3 Dec 1999
AMELUZ10%gel · topicalBIOFRONTERAPrescription10 May 2016
GLEOLAN1.5GM/VIALfor solution · oralNXDCPrescription6 Jun 2017

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
GLEOLAN025049281.5 G / VIALPOWDER FOR SOLUTION · ORALMEDEXUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
LEVULAN KERASTICK0224393320 % / W/VPOWDER FOR SOLUTION · TOPICALSUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

  • US FDA 9 Sep 2026 AMELUZ — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide
  • US FDA 9 May 2022 LEVULAN — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide
  • US FDA 19 Mar 2019 GLEOLAN — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Contraindications; Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.