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Update and clinical utility of alcaftadine ophthalmic solution 0.25% in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis

Overview of attention for article published in Clinical Ophthalmology, July 2015
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Title
Update and clinical utility of alcaftadine ophthalmic solution 0.25% in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis
Published in
Clinical Ophthalmology, July 2015
DOI 10.2147/opth.s63790
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Authors

DeGaulle I Chigbu, Alissa M Coyne

Abstract

Allergic disorders of the ocular surface are primarily characterized as IgE- and/or T-lymphocyte-mediated disorders that affect the cornea, conjunctiva, and eyelid. Approximately 40% of individuals in the developed countries have allergic conjunctivitis, and as such, it is the most common form of ocular allergy. Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis is the most prevalent type of allergic conjunctivitis that impacts the quality of life of patients. This article reviews the pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, clinical trials, clinical efficacy, and safety of alcaftadine. Histamine and the pathological mechanism of ocular allergy will be briefly reviewed with the intent of providing a background for the detailed discussion on the clinical utility of alcaftadine in allergic conjunctivitis. The Medline PubMed, Elsevier Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases were used to search for evidence-based literature on histamine and immunopathological mechanism of allergic conjunctivitis, as well as on pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, clinical trials, and clinical efficacy of alcaftadine. The treatment and management goals of allergic conjunctivitis are to prevent or minimize the inflammatory cascade associated with allergic response in the early stages of the pathological mechanism. It is of note that activation of histamine receptors on immune and nonimmune cells are associated with allergen-induced inflammation of the conjunctiva and its associated ocular allergic manifestations, including itching, edema, hyperemia, and tearing. Alcaftadine is an efficacious multiple action antiallergic therapeutic agent with inverse agonist activity on H1, H2, and H4 receptors, as well as anti-inflammatory and mast cell stabilizing effects that could provide therapeutic benefits to patients with allergic conjunctivitis.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Israel 1 3%
Unknown 37 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 11%
Student > Master 3 8%
Other 3 8%
Other 6 16%
Unknown 11 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 39%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 5%
Psychology 2 5%
Environmental Science 1 3%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 11 29%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 August 2015.
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#14,599,159
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from Clinical Ophthalmology
#1,036
of 3,712 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#126,561
of 277,602 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Clinical Ophthalmology
#21
of 86 outputs
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