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What is Para Aminobenzoic Acid
Para Aminobenzoic Acid is often used as an oral dietary supplement. Aminobenzoate potassium, an oral potassium salt of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), is an approved drug, the FDA considers the agent ‘possibly effective’ for chronic diseases involving fibrosis and nonsuppurative inflammation, such as scleroderma, dermatomyositis, morphea, linear scleroderma, pemphigus, and Peyronie’s disease.
More commonly, topical para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is used as a chemical sunscreen agent (see Sunscreens monograph) in combination with other sunscreens.
Indications
- photoprotection
Side Effects
- acne vulgaris
- contact dermatitis
- erythema
- folliculitis
- pruritus
- skin discoloration
- skin irritation
Monitoring Parameters
- laboratory monitoring not necessary
Contraindications
- breast-feeding
- children
- ester local anesthetic hypersensitivity
- infants
- pregnancy
- skin disease
- sulfonamide hypersensitivity
- thiazide diuretic hypersensitivity
- xeroderma pigmentosum
Interactions
No information is available regarding drug interactions associated with Para-Aminobenzoic Acid