Ocular
Allergy Medicine Profile
| BRAND
NAME |
GENERIC
NAME |
MANUFACTURER |
PEDIATRIC
USE |
BOTTLE
SIZE(S) |
DOSING |
| Acute
Care Products |
| Acular
LS |
ketorolac
tromethamine 0.4% |
Allergan |
> 3
years |
5ml |
q.i.d. |
| Alrex |
loteprednol
etabonate 0.2% |
Bausch & Lomb |
> 12
years |
5ml,
10ml |
q.i.d. |
| Elestat |
epinastine
HCI 0.05% |
Allergan |
> 3
years |
5ml |
b.i.d. |
| Emadine |
emedastine
difumarate 0.05% |
Alcon |
> 3
years |
5ml |
q.i.d. |
| Livostin |
levocabastine
hydrochloride 0.05% |
Novartis |
> 12
years |
5ml,
10ml |
q.i.d. |
| Optivar |
azelastine
hydrochloride 0.05% |
Bausch & Lomb |
> 3
years |
3ml,
6ml |
b.i.d. |
| Patanol |
olopatadine
hydrochloride 0.1% & 0.2% |
Alcon |
> 3
years |
5ml |
b.i.d./q.d. |
| Zaditor |
ketotifen
fumarate 0.025% |
Novartis |
> 3
years |
5ml |
b.i.d. |
| Chronic
Care Products* |
| Alamast |
pemirolast
potassium 0.1% |
Vistakon |
> 3
years |
10ml |
q.i.d./b.i.d. |
| Alocril |
nedocromil
sodium 2% |
Allergan |
> 3
years |
5ml |
b.i.d. |
| Alomide |
lodoxamide
tromethamine 0.1% |
Bausch & Lomb |
> 2
years |
10ml |
q.i.d. |
| Crolom |
cromolyn
sodium 4% |
Bausch & Lomb |
> 4
years |
10ml |
q.i.d. |
| Opticrom |
cromolyn
sodium 4% |
Allergan |
> 4
years |
10ml |
q.i.d. |
| *Any
eye drop instilled onto an "itchy-burny" eye will give some
immediate relief of symptoms, however the full measure of mast cell stabilization
does not occur for a few days. |