Double concentration of olopatadine controls allergies all day

Ophthalmology Times;  May 1, 2003 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   787 words ......formulation of olopatadine allows tissue...ability to manage ocular allergy effectively with...regardless of age. "Olopatadine is an excellent drug for treating ocular allergy, and now in addition...profile seen with olopatadine, we will have...medication for ocular ...

Agent's activity profile targets ocular allergy symptoms

Ophthalmology Times;  April 1, 2006 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   787 words ......showed that olopatadine can be differentiated...management of ocular allergy by its dual...management of ocular allergy. In an early...effects of olopatadine and ketotifen...preparations of ocular allergy medications, including olopatadine, ketotifen...

Patients with ocular allergies seek comfort, relief

Ophthalmology Times;  September 1, 2005 ;   Charters, Lynda;   777 words ......reported that olopatadine was more efficacious...the treatment of ocular allergy symptoms, according...and comfort. "Olopatadine is a well-tolerated...for all forms of ocular allergy. No serious side...reported that olopatadine was more efficacious...the treatment of ...

Olopatadine indications expanded to treat redness

Ophthalmology Times;  May 15, 2001 ;   Charters, Lynda;   742 words ......YORK-The FDA expanded indications for olopatadine HCI 0.1% ophthalmic solution (Patanol...affects 20 million Americans annually. "Olopatadine is a `home run' compared with other...Residency Program, Queens, New York. "Olopatadine is the first combination antihistamine-ma...

Epinastine HCl 0.05 Shows Rapid Efficacy and Control of Ocular Allergy...

PR Newswire;  April 29, 2004 ;     787 words ......recent addition to a new generation of ocular allergy treatments that features a multi-action...cell-stabilizing and anti-inflammatory properties. Ocular allergy affects approximately 22 million Americans...Recent advances in the treatment of ocular allergy have led to the ...

Higher-concentration olopatadine yields superior activity

Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 2007 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   787 words ......placebo-controlled study demonstrated olopatadine 0.2% (Pataday, Alcon Laboratories) was...higher-concentration formulation of olopatadine was more comfortable than epinastine...respectively. The results showed that olopatadine 0.2% was associated with significantly...

Effects of Olopatadine on Ocular Mast Cell Stabilization

Ophthalmology Times;  August 15, 2005 ;   Weyne, Jonathan;   787 words ......mast cell stabilizer and antihistamine.1 Olopatadine has been shown in various screening models...azelastine (0.05%), epinastine (0.05%) and olopatadine (0.1%) have been studied in human conjunctival...9 However, at marketed concentrations, olopatadine was able to inhibit 96% of histamine ...

Ocular Allergies; Key Q&A.

NWHRC Health Center - Ocular Allergies;  March 16, 2005 ;     787 words ......person is especially sensitive to. An ocular allergy can happen suddenly or some time after...the allergen. The most common form of ocular allergy is seasonal conjunctivitis. When a...Yes, though these severe forms of ocular allergy are very rare. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis...

Physicians reporting solid success with olopatadine

Ophthalmology Times;  May 15, 1999 ;   Zabel, Karen;   787 words ......Ophthalmology Associates in St. Louis, believes olopatadine combines the best of two other allergy medications...he said. "The really nice thing about olopatadine is that it begins to work in only about...go outside." Good for adults and children Olopatadine has become Dr. Berdy's first-line therapy both ...

New agents expand therapeutic options for ocular allergy

Ophthalmology Times;  March 1, 1998 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   787 words ......advances in the field of ocular allergy continue to emerge, as...sufferers, the release of olopatadine hydrochloride (Patanol...the treatment of their ocular allergy patients. Emedastine difumarate...the pathophysiology of ocular allergy may provide information...utility of ...

Quality of Life for Allergy Patients

Ophthalmology Times;  March 15, 2006 ;   O'Brien, Terrence P;   787 words ...Ocular allergy is a common condition...diagnose patients with ocular allergy, even in the off-season...signs and symptoms of ocular allergy affect patients' daily...and thereby exacerbate ocular allergy symptoms.9 Although...antihistamines. This includes olopatadine ...

Description of hay fever dates to as early as mid-1500s

Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 2004 ;   Medow, Norman B;   787 words ......and still valid today. The history of ocular allergy, and hay fever in particular, is rich...Many names have been associated with ocular allergy and its principles, making it difficult...primarily for allergies of the eyes. Ocular allergy remedies Prior to the modern era of...

Allergic disease therapies key to patient quality of life

Ophthalmology Times;  March 1, 2005 ;   D'Arienzo, Peter;   787 words ......dollars).7 Expenditures related to ocular allergy prescriptions have risen from $6 million...effort to improve the treatment of ocular allergy and minimize its effect on QOL can...alleviate the signs and symptoms of ocular allergy in the lowest of daily dosages, with...

Ocular Allergies; Prevention.

NWHRC Health Center - Ocular Allergies;  March 16, 2005 ;     604 words ......if you don't rub. Akpek EK. Ocular Allergy. Available at: http://www...2002. Bielory L. Update on ocular allergy treatment. Expert Opinion...2002;3(5):541-553. Gross RD. Ocular allergy signs, symptoms best handled...2002. Schmid KI, Schmid LM. Ocular allergy: causes and ...

Pediatric ocular allergy can be alleviated

Ophthalmology Times;  August 15, 2006 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   766 words ......patients being seen for control of ocular allergy. While nonpharmacologic interventions...asthma in children and topically for ocular allergy outside of the United States. Multipronged...appreciation for the adverse influence ocular allergy may have on a child. Whereas parents...