Fluocinolone acetonide - Alimera/EyePoint Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: DF-277; FAI insert; Fluocinolone; Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant; Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert; Fluocinolone acetonide micro-insert intravitreous implant - Alimera/EyePoint Pharmaceuticals; Iluvien; Injectable micro-insert - Alimera Sciences/EyePoint Pharmaceuticals; Medidur implant; Medidur-FA; NSC-92339; Ophthalmic implant - Alimera Sciences/EyePoint Pharmaceuticals; OT-401; OT-703; YUTIQ; YUTIQ50Latest Information Update: 12 Aug 2024
At a glance
- Originator pSivida Inc
- Developer Alimera Sciences; EyePoint Pharmaceuticals; Horus Pharma; Hospital for Special Surgery; Johns Hopkins University; Ocumension Therapeutics; pSivida Inc; Specialised Therapeutics Australia
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antipruritics; Antirheumatics; Eye disorder therapies; Fluorinated steroids; Pregnadienes; Small molecules; Vasoconstrictors
- Mechanism of Action Glucocorticoid receptor agonists; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Diabetic macular oedema; Uveitis
- Phase II Retinal vascular occlusion; Wet age-related macular degeneration
- No development reported Osteoarthritis
Most Recent Events
- 06 Aug 2024 Phase-III clinical trials in Uveitis (In adolescents, In adults, In children, Treatment-experienced) in Germany, United Kingdom (Intravitreous) (EudraCT2022-001622-29) (NCT06539481)
- 08 Feb 2024 NICE issues final draft guidance recommending fluocinolone acetonide for Diabetic macular edema
- 31 Dec 2023 Launched for Uveitis in United Arab Emirates (Intravitreous)