Medicine
Pharmaceuticals
Product Number : 54868-6296-0
Anti-inflammatory Drug
Indication
Difluprednate eye drops is used to treat eye pain, redness, and swelling caused by eye surgery. It is also used to treat an eye condition called endogenous anterior uveitis (eye inflammation). This medicine belongs to the group of medicines known as corticosteroids (steroids or cortisone-like medicines).
Benefit
a significant benefit was seen in the QID Durezol-treated group in ocular inflammation and reduction of pain when compared with placebo. The results are as follows: Day Eight Anterior Chamber cell clearing was seen in 22% of the Durezol QID arm compared to 7% in the placebo group and reduction of pain was reported in 58% of the Durezol arm and 27% of the placebo arm (p<0.01 for both endpoints). Day Fifteen Anterior Chamber cell clearing was seen in 41% of the Durezol QID arm compared to 11% of the placebo arm and reduction of pain was reported in 63% of the Durezol arm and 35% of the placebo arm (p<0.01 for both endpoints).