ATC codes:
S01BA04
Indication
Anterior uveitis
ICD11 code:
9A96.Z
INN
Prednisolone
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops):
0.5% (sodium phosphate)
EML status history
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic equivalence
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee noted comments on the need for topical ophthalmic steroids to be administered under expert supervision to avoid inadvertent use in herpes simplex infections. The Subcommittee endorsed the inclusion of prednisolone eye drops with a square box on the EMLc.