Adult Dosing

Allergic conjunctivitis

• 1-2 drops qid in affected eye

Pediatric Dosing

Allergic conjunctivitis

• >3 years: 1-2 drops qid in affected eye
• Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patient <3 years have not been established

• Prevention of itching cause by allergic conjunctivitis

• Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of the product

• N/A

Renal Dose Adjustment

• Renal impairment: Dose adjustments not defined

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

• Hepatic impairment: Dose adjustments not defined

See Supplemental Patient Information

• Ophthalmic use only, not for oral or injection use
• Should not be used to treat contact lens irritation
• Instruct the patient not to wear contact lenses if the eye is red
• Patients who wear soft contact lenses and whose eyes are not red should be instructed to wait at least ten minutes after administration of the drug before they insert their contact lenses
• Symptomatic response to therapy may occur within a few days but frequently requires longer treatment for up to four weeks

Supplemental Patient Information

• Do not touch the eyelids or surrounding areas with the dropper tip
• Do not wear contact lenses if the eye is read
• Wait for at least ten minutes after administration of drug before inserting contact lenses

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Safety unknown; excreted in very low levels in maternal milk after ophthalmic application. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 14th December 2010). According to manufacturer's data, pemirolast is excreted in breast milk, manufacturer recommends caution while administering nursing mothers.

• CNS: Headache
• EENT: Rhinitis, cold and flu symptoms, burning, dry eye, foreign body sensation, ocular discomfort, sinusitis, sneezing/nasal congestion
• RESP: Bronchitis, cough
• GU: Dysmenorrhea
• MISC: Fever, back pain, allergy

• Anti-Allergic agent, histamine antagonist; mast cell stabilizer that inhibits the release of inflammatory mediators from cells associated with Type I immediate hypersensitivity reactions
• Metabolized by liver; CYP450: Unknown
• Excreted in urine (10-15% unchanged)
• Half-life: 4.5 hrs

US Trade Name(s)

• Alamast

US Availability

Alamast

• OPTH SOLN: 0.1%

Canadian Trade Name(s)

• N/A

Canadian Availability

• N/A

UK Trade Name(s)

• N/A

UK Availability

• N/A

Australian Trade Name(s)

• N/A

Australian Availability

• N/A

Ophthalmic

Ophthalmic Antihistamines

Mast Cell Stabilizer

Allergy & Immunology

Ophthalmic Antihistamines

Mast Cell Stabilizer

Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.

• Alamast 0.1 % SOLN [Bottle] (VISTAKON PHARMACEUTICALS)
  10 % = $111.99
  30 % = $319.95

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