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Artificial tears. A subset of various brands of artificial tears displayed in a store. Specialty. ophthalmology. [ edit on Wikidata] Artificial tears are lubricating eye drops used to relieve dryness and irritation of the ocular surface. [1] Dry eye syndrome ( keratoconjunctivitis sicca) is a common ocular surface disorder and is characterized ...
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 ...
In one study, 10 people were given two drops of 0.5 mg/mL of tetryzoline eye drops (0.025–0.05 mg) at 0 hrs, 4 hrs, 8 hrs, and 12 hrs. Within a 24-hour time window, since the last dose of tetryzoline, the blood serum concentration of tetryzoline in the test subjects was 0.068-0.380 ng/mL and the urine concentration was 13–210 ng/mL. Both ...
[table-of-contents] stripped. It’s been a bad year for eye drops. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued yet another eye drop recall—this time focusing on 27 different over-the ...
Nearly 45,000 children received care for pink eye at a doctor's office, eye clinic or emergency room and 69% were prescribed antibiotics, which come in drops and ointments.
David J. Neal. March 21, 2023 at 3:49 PM. Five lots of Clear Eyes eye drops have been recalled by Teva Pharmaceuticals, the latest in a run of recalls of prescription and over-the-counter eye ...
Visine ( / ˌvaɪˈziːn / ), also known as Vispring, is a brand of eye drops produced by Kenvue. [1] Visine was first introduced in 1958 and was acquired by Pfizer in 1999. [2] [3] In 2006, Johnson & Johnson acquired Visine, along with Pfizer's entire consumer healthcare portfolio. [4] The original formulation of Visine includes the active ...
The CDC is warning people to stop using EzriCare eye drops after they have been linked to bacterial infections and vision loss, and the company is now issuing a voluntary recall.