What the FDA labels say about taking them together
Aminolevulinic acid and hexaminolevulinate
Hexaminolevulinate's FDA label of June 3, 2026 names aminolevulinic acid in its contraindications section; the aminolevulinic acid labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name hexaminolevulinate. The hexaminolevulinate label: “CONTRAINDICATIONS CYSVIEW is contraindicated in patients with: Porphyria Known hypersensitivity to hexaminolevulinate or any derivative of aminolevulinic acid Porphyria Known hypersensitivity to hexaminolevulinate or …”
Check it at the source: the aminolevulinic acid FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 29, 2026, NX DEVELOPMENT CORP); the hexaminolevulinate FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 3, 2026, Photocure Inc.).
What does the aminolevulinic acid label say about hexaminolevulinate?
Aminolevulinic acid's label (effective January 29, 2026) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name hexaminolevulinate in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.
Source: FDA drug label (GLEOLAN), NDA208630 (Nxdc), as published by NX DEVELOPMENT CORP, effective January 29, 2026 (SPL set cdeded66-0017-42cf-9471-13f231014323), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What does the hexaminolevulinate label say about aminolevulinic acid?
Hexaminolevulinate label, contraindicationsCONTRAINDICATIONS CYSVIEW is contraindicated in patients with: Porphyria Known hypersensitivity to hexaminolevulinate or any derivative of aminolevulinic acid Porphyria Known hypersensitivity to hexaminolevulinate or aminolevulinate derivatives
Source: FDA drug label (Cysview), Photocure Inc., effective June 3, 2026 (SPL set 5aeed40d-6841-4adf-8940-f51d439fdfa3), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.
Both medicines on the record
| Aminolevulinic acid | Hexaminolevulinate | |
|---|---|---|
| Labeled for | n/a | n/a |
| Boxed warning | No | No |
| Pharmacy cost (NADAC) | n/a | n/a |
| Shortage now | No current entry | No current entry |
Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)
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