new dry eye drops – Dr. Cremers

New Dry Eye Drop: Anakinra. Rarely used due to cost and compounding issue.

Below is a relatively new option for dry eye patients. Anakinra (brank name Kineret) is a biopharmaceutical drug used as in pill form to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant and slightly modified version of the human interleukin 1 receptor antagonist protein. When used as a drop, Anakinra effectively suppresses IL-1-mediated inflammation at the level of the […]

New Cyclosporin Options: Restasis goes Generic; CEQUA 0.09% cyclosporin; Compounded Pharmacy Cyclosporin may be an option also.

August 21, 2018

These new options may be helpful for patients whose insurance does not cover Restasis and they cannot afford its cost. I have 15 patients who see a difference when they use Restasis (0.05% cyclosporin) and Xiidra, but it has been very difficult to get insurance to cover both. Now generic 0.5% cyclosporin is coming out.

New Cyclosporin Options: Restasis goes Generic; CEQUA 0.09% cyclosporin; Compounded Pharmacy Cyclosporin may be an option also. Read More »