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Naphazoline is a medicine used as a decongestant, and a vasoconstrictor added to eye drops to relieve red eye. It has a rapid action in reducing swelling when applied to mucous membranes . It is a sympathomimetic agent with marked alpha adrenergic activity that acts on alpha-receptors in the arterioles of the conjunctiva to produce constriction ...
In May 1996, Mentholatum's eye drops began local production and sales in China. P.T. Rohto Laboratories, Indonesia and a new Tokyo Branch Office was also established in September and December 1996, respectively. In 1998, Mentholatum moved its headquarters to Sterling Drive in Orchard Park, New York. [5]
ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co. is the largest company in Japan's OTC drugs market, commanding a 40% share in the eye-drop sector. [3] The name "Rohto" was inspired by August von Rothmund, [note 1] a German ophthalmologist who was a professor for Toyotaro Inoue (井上 豊太郎, Inoue Toyotarō), a Japanese ophthalmologist.
Eye drops are being recalled due to a rare bacterium found in artificial tears. Find a list of recalled drops in 2023. Plus, eye infection symptoms.
The FDA is advising consumers not to use these 27 eye drop products after uncovering unsanitary conditions at a manufacturing facility.
Figure 1.0 - Basic anatomical features of the human eye. Ophthalmic drug administration is the administration of a drug to the eyes, most typically as an eye drop formulation. Topical formulations are used to combat a multitude of diseased states of the eye. These states may include bacterial infections, eye injury, glaucoma, and dry eye. [1]
The CDC says not to use EzriCare or Delsam Pharma's Artificial Tears as they've been linked to a drug-resistant strain of bacteria, which has led to 3 deaths.
Hydroxyamphetamine is used in eye drops to dilate the pupil (a process called mydriasis) so that the back of the eye can be examined. This is a diagnostic test for Horner's syndrome . Patients with Horner's syndrome exhibit anisocoria brought about by lesions on the nerves that connect to the nasociliary branch of the ophthalmic nerve . [ 7 ]