Brand Names

Category

• Antiallergic, ophthalmic
• Mast cell stabilizer, ophthalmic

Description Drug

Cromolyn - KROE-moe-lin ophthalmic solution is using in the eye to treat certain disorders of the eye causing by allergies. It works by acting on certain cells, called mast cells, to prevent them from releasing substances that cause the allergy.

Cromolyn is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form:

Ophthalmic
• Ophthalmic solution - eye drops - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Crolom

In Canada

• Opticrom
• Vistacrom

Other commonly using names are cromoglicic acid , cromoglycic acid and sodium cromoglycate .