Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis

Active Ingredient: Epinastine

Indication for Epinastine

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

Treatment of the symptoms of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

1 drop twice daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Ophthalmic, 1 drops epinastine, 2 times daily.

Detailed description

The recommended dose for adults is one drop instilled in each affected eye twice daily, during the symptomatic period.

There is no experience in clinical studies with the use of epinastine for more than 8 weeks.

Older people

Epinastine has not been studied in older people. Post-marketing safety data from the tablet formulation of epinastine hydrochloride (up to 20 mg once daily) indicates that there are no particular safety issues for older people compared with adult patients. As such, no dosage adjustment is considered to be necessary.

Paediatric population

The safety and efficacy in children ≥12 years has been established in clinical trials. Epinastine may be used in adolescents (12 years of age and older) at the same dosage as in adults.

Dosage considerations

To avoid contamination of the eye or eye drops do not allow the dropper tip to come into contact with any surface.

If more than one topical ophthalmic medicinal product is being used, the different medicinal products should be administered at least 10 minutes apart.

Active ingredient

Epinastine

Epinastine is a topically active, direct H1-receptor antagonist and an inhibitor of the release of histamine from the mast cell. Epinastine is selective for the histamine H1-receptor and has affinity for the histamine H2receptor. Epinastine also possesses affinity for the α1, α2, and 5-HT2–receptors.

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