Category

• Anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal, ophthalmic Diclofenac; Flurbiprofen; Indomethacin
• Miosis inhibitor, in ophthalmic surgery Diclofenac; Flurbiprofen; Indomethacin; Suprofen
• Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor, ophthalmic Diclofenac; Flurbiprofen; Indomethacin; Suprofen

Description Drug

Ophthalmic anti-inflammatory medication are using in the eye to lessen problems that can occur during or after some kinds of eye surgery. Sometimes, the pupil of the eye gets smaller during an operation. This makes it more difficult for the surgeon to reach some areas of the eye. Some of these medication are using to help prevent this. Always some of them are using after eye surgery, to relieve effects such as inflammation or edema - too much fluid in the eye.

These medication may also be using for other conditions, as determined by your ophthalmologist - eye family doctor.

These medication are available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Ophthalmic
• Diclofenac
  • Ophthalmic solution - USA and Canada
• Flurbiprofen
  • Ophthalmic solution - USA and Canada
• Indomethacin
  • Ophthalmic suspension - Canada
• Suprofen
  • Ophthalmic solution - USA

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Ocufen
• Profenal ⁴
• Voltaren Ophthalmic

In Canada

• Indocid
• Ocufen
• Voltaren Ophtha

Another commonly using name for indomethacin is indometacin .

For quick reference, the following nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.