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Article: Fovea Reports Positive Results with Prednisporin(TM) in Persistent Allergic Conjunctivitis.(Financial report)(Clinical report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- May 20, 2009
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Fovea Pharmaceuticals announced positive results from its clinical proof-of-concept trial to assess the therapeutic effect of Prednisporin(TM) (FOV1101) in patients with persistent allergic conjunctivitis (see also Allergies).
Prednisporin(TM) had the same efficacy and a better safety profile (no increase in intra-ocular pressure) than PredForte(TM), a prescription drug with a 10 fold higher dose of prednisolone acetate, in patients treated for the signs and symptoms (itching and redness) of persistent ocular allergic inflammation. A one-week pre-treatment with Pataday(TM) (an anti-histamine) had negligible effect on these parameters in this patient population.
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