Allergy Medications

Brand
Name		 Generic Name Manufacturer Pediatric Use Bottle
Size(s)		 Dosing
Acute Care Products
Acular LS ketorolac
tromethamine 0.4%		 Allergan ³ 3 years 5 ml q.i.d.
Alrex loteprednol
etabonate 0.2%		 Bausch & Lomb ³ 12 years 5 ml, 10 ml q.i.d.
Elestat epinastine
hydrochloride 0.05%		 Allergan ³ 3 years 5 ml b.i.d.
Emadine emedastine
difumarate 0.05%		 Alcon ³ 3 years 5 ml q.i.d.
Livostin levocabastine
hydrochloride 0.05%		 Novartis ³ 12 years 5 ml, 10 ml q.i.d.
Optivar azelastine
hydrochloride 0.05%		 Bausch & Lomb ³ 3 years 3 ml, 6 ml b.i.d.
Patanol olopatadine
hydrochloride 0.1% & 0.2%		 Alcon ³ 3 years 5 ml b.i.d./q.d.
Zaditor ketotifen fumarate 0.025% Novartis ³ 3 years 5 ml b.i.d.
Chronic Care Products*
Alamast pemirolast potassium 0.1% Vistakon ³ 3 years 10 ml q.i.d./b.i.d.
Alocril nedocromil sodium 2% Allergan ³ 3 years 5 ml b.i.d.
Alomide lodoxamide
tromethamine 0.1%		 Alcon ³ 2 years 10 ml q.i.d.
Crolom cromolyn sodium 4% Bausch & Lomb ³ 4 years 10 ml q.i.d.
Opticrom cromolym sodium 4% Allergan ³ 4 years 10 ml q.i.d.

*Any eye drop instilled onto an “itchy, burny” eye will give some immediate relief of symptoms.  However, the full measure of mast cell stabilization does not occur for a few days.