Fluocinolone acetonide - ANI Pharmaceuticals/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; 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: 28 May 2025
At a glance
- Originator pSivida Inc
- Developer Alimera Sciences; ANI Pharmaceuticals; 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
- 28 May 2025 No recent reports of development identified for preclinical development in Diabetic-macular-oedema in China (Intravitreous, Implant)
- 14 Mar 2025 Registered for Uveitis in USA (Intravitreous)
- 14 Mar 2025 ANI Pharmaceuticals plans to begin marketing ILUVIEN in the US under the expanded label in 2025