ISTA Pharmaceuticals
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: ISTA) |
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| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
| Key people |
Vicente Anido Jr., Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer, Glenn E. Davis, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Marvin J. Garrett, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality & Compliance, Kathleen McGinley, Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Services, Kirk McMullin, Vice President, Operations Timothy R. McNamara, PharmD, Vice President, Clinical Research & Medical Affairs Tom Mitro, Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Products | Bromday, Bepreve, Xibrom, Istalol, Vitrase |
| Website | http://www.istavision.com/ |
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc, is a US based pharmaceutical company that specializes in ophthalmic pharmaceutical products and discovers, develops, and markets therapies for inflammation, ocular pain, glaucoma, allergy, and dry eye.[1]
[edit] Products
- Bromday (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.09% for the treatment of postoperative inflammation and reduction of ocular pain in patients who have undergone cataract extraction[2]
- Bepreve (bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution) 1.5% for the treatment of itching associated with signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis[3]
- Xibrom (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.09% for the treatment of inflammation and pain following cataract surgery (no longer being manufactured as of February 2011)
- Istalol (timolol maleate ophthalmic solution) 0.5% for the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma[4]
- Vitrase (hyaluronidase injection) Ovine, 200 USP Units/mL for use as an adjuvant to increase the absorption and ispersion of other injected drugs; for hypodermoclysis; and as an adjunct in subcutaneous urography for improving resorption of radiopaque agents[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "ISTA: Profile for ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=ista. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ http://www.istavision.com/products/bromday.html
- ^ http://www.bepreve.com/
- ^ http://www.istavision.com/products/istalol.html
- ^ http://www.istavision.com/products/vitrase.html
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