Date:
April 18, 2022
Issue #:
1648
Summary:
The FDA has approved Acuvue Theravision with
Ketotifen (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care), a daily-wear,
disposable, vision-correcting soft contact
lens that releases the H1-antihistamine ketotifen, for
prevention of ocular itch due to allergic conjunctivitis
in contact lens users. This is the first approval for a
drug-eluting contact lens. Ketotifen eye drops (Alaway,
Zaditor, and others) are available over the counter.
Ketotifen (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care), a daily-wear,
disposable, vision-correcting soft contact
lens that releases the H1-antihistamine ketotifen, for
prevention of ocular itch due to allergic conjunctivitis
in contact lens users. This is the first approval for a
drug-eluting contact lens. Ketotifen eye drops (Alaway,
Zaditor, and others) are available over the counter.
