Adult Dosing
Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis
- Acular: Instill 1 gtt in affected eye(s) qid
Prevention and relief of ocular inflammation following cataract extraction
- Acular: Instill 1 gtt qid in eye(s) for 2 weeks beginning 24 hours after surgery
- Acuvail: Instill 1 gtt qid in eye(s) for 15 days beginning 1 day before surgery
Corneal refractive surgery
- Acular LS: Instill 1 gtt in eye(s) qid. Max: 4 days postop
Pediatric Dosing
Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis
- > 3 yrs: Acular: Instill 1 gtt in affected eye qid
Prevention and relief of ocular inflammation following cataract extraction
- > 3 yrs: Acular: Instill 1 gtt qid for 2 weeks beginning 24 hours after surgery
Corneal refractive surgery
- > 3 yrs: Acular LS: Instill 1 gtt in eye(s) qid; Max: 4 days postop
[Outline]
See Supplemental Patient Information
- Cross-sensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid, phenylacetic acid derivatives, and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents is possible. Use with caution in patients with hx of sensitivities to these drugs
- Ocularly applied nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may cause increased bleeding of ocular tissues (including hyphemas) in conjunction with ocular surgery
- All topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may slow or delay healing
- Continued use of topical NSAIDs may result in epithelial breakdown, corneal thinning, corneal erosion, corneal ulceration or corneal perforation
Cautions: Use cautiously in
- Diabetes mellitus
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Bleeding risk
- Corneal denervation
- Corneal epithelial defects
- Ocular surgery, multiple
- Dry eye syndrome
- Contact lens use
- Wound healing
Supplemental Patient Information
- Slow or delayed healing may occur
- Acuval: Administration of concomitant topical ophthalmic medicines should be at least 5 minutes apart
Pregnancy Category:C
Breastfeeding: Maternal use of ketorolac ophthalmic would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 11 June 2010)
Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.
- Acular LS 0.4 % SOLN [Bottle] (ALLERGAN)
5 % = $140.19
15 % = $420.62 - Acular 0.5 % SOLN [Bottle] (ALLERGAN)
5 % = $136.49
15 % = $388.47 - Acuvail 0.45 % SOLN [Box] (ALLERGAN)
30 % = $150.98
90 % = $429.97
Warning: This pricing information is subject to change at the sole discretion of DS Pharmacy. For the most current and up-to-date pricing information, please visit drugstore.com.
