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Ketotifen is an antihistamine medication and a mast cell stabilizer used to treat allergic conditions such as conjunctivitis, asthma, and urticaria (hives).Ketotifen is available in ophthalmic (eye drops or drug-eluting contact lenses) and oral (tablets or syrup) forms: the ophthalmic form relieves eye itchiness and irritation associated with seasonal allergies, while the oral form helps ...
Norketotifen is a pharmaceutical medication which is not yet approved for use and is undergoing clinical trials. It is a biologically active demethylated metabolite of ketotifen and has a similar potency as ketotifen as an antihistamine H 1 medication and a mast cell stabilizer, yet is devoid of severe sedative effects of ketotifen, potentially allowing for higher doses to be administered ...
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]
As inhalers they are used to treat asthma, as nasal sprays to treat hay fever (allergic rhinitis) and as eye drops for allergic conjunctivitis. [2] Finally, in oral form, they are used to treat the rare condition of mastocytosis .
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By Hyunsu Yim. SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
Eye drops (A reaction to preservatives in eye drops can cause toxic conjunctivitis) Contact lens solution (some preservatives can irritate the eye over time resulting in conjunctivitis) Contact lens (conjunctivitis is also caused by repeated mechanical irritation of the conjunctiva by contact lens wearers)
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