Unoprostone
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Trade names | Rescula |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information |
Routes of administration | Topical (eye drops) |
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Elimination half-life | 14 min |
Excretion | Renal |
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Unoprostone (
isopropyl ester, unoprostone isopropyl, was marketed under the trade name Rescula for the management of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.[1][2]
It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000.[3]
In 2009, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights to the drug in the U.S. and Canada.[4]
In 2015, the drug was discontinued in the U.S.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
- PMID 24648719.
- ^ "Drug Approval Package". Food and Drug Administration.
- ^ "Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Acquires Rights to Rescula for U.S. and Canada" (Press release). Business Wire. April 24, 2009.