Dry eye:
Indications for: RESTASIS
To increase tear production in keratoconjunctivitis sicca-associated ocular inflammation.
Adult Dosage:
≥16yrs: 1 drop in each eye every 12hrs.
Children Dosage:
<16yrs: not established.
RESTASIS Warnings/Precautions:
Remove contact lenses before treatment; may reinsert 15mins after instillation. Pregnancy. Nursing mothers.
RESTASIS Classification:
Immunomodulator (partial)/ antiinflammatory.
RESTASIS Interactions:
Allow ≥15mins between dosing of lubricant eye drops.
Adverse Reactions:
Ocular burning, conjunctival hyperemia, discharge, epiphora, eye pain, foreign body sensation, pruritus, stinging, blurring.
Drug Elimination:
Fecal. Half-life: ~19 hours.
Generic Drug Availability:
NO
How Supplied:
Single-use vials (0.4mL)—30, 60; Multidose (5.5mL)—1
Ocular allergy/inflammation:
Indications for: RESTASIS
To increase tear production in keratoconjunctivitis sicca-associated ocular inflammation.
Adult Dosage:
≥16yrs: 1 drop in each eye every 12hrs.
Children Dosage:
<16yrs: not established.
RESTASIS Warnings/Precautions:
Remove contact lenses before treatment; may reinsert 15mins after instillation. Pregnancy. Nursing mothers.
RESTASIS Classification:
Immunomodulator (partial)/ antiinflammatory.
RESTASIS Interactions:
Allow ≥15mins between dosing of lubricant eye drops.
Adverse Reactions:
Ocular burning, conjunctival hyperemia, discharge, epiphora, eye pain, foreign body sensation, pruritus, stinging, blurring.
Drug Elimination:
Fecal. Half-life: ~19 hours.
Generic Drug Availability:
NO
How Supplied:
Single-use vials (0.4mL)—30, 60; Multidose (5.5mL)—1
