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Allergan Introduces Restasis in a MultiDose Bottle

Preservative-free dispenser replaces single-use vials and reportedly represents the first time it is used for a prescription dry eye product in the U.S.

Preservative-free dispenser replaces single-use vials and reportedly represents the first time it is used for a prescription dry eye product in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of Allergan Inc.)
Preservative-free dispenser replaces single-use vials and reportedly represents the first time it is used for a prescription dry eye product in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of Allergan Inc.)

Dublin, Ireland-based Allergan plc’s RESTASIS MultiDose™—which is the same preservative-free RESTASIS® formulation prescribed for 6.4 million patients—is now offered in a multidose bottle from Aptar Pharma.

According to the supplier, this product’s approval and launch makes the Aptar Pharma Ophthalmic Squeeze Dispenser the first, and only, U.S. FDA-approved multidose delivery system to handle prescription eye treatment formulations without any preservatives.

Allergan says RESTASIS is the first and only prescription medication approved by the FDA to help patients with a type of Chronic Dry Eye make more of their own tears. Since its 2003 launch, RESTASIS was accessible only in single-use vials.

The two companies worked closely to improve patient safety, achieve dosing accuracy and maintain product integrity.Dry eye patients use eye drops on a regular basis, and often for the rest of their lives.The increasing number of patients experiencing eye irritation or allergic reactions with preserved formulations may appreciate that preservatives can be removed from eye care medications with the dispenser system.

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