FDA Approves Besifloxacin Drops for Treatment of Bacterial Conjunctivitis
June 1, 2009
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MedPage Today reported last week that the FDA had approved besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6% (Besivance) for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. Besifloxacin is made by Bausch & Lomb.
The approval was based on clinical trials showing that patients using the drug had a faster rate of infection resolution than those treated with placebo. Fewer than 3% of patients in the trials reported adverse events, which included redness of the eyes, blurred vision, eye pain, irritation and itching, and headache.
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