干眼疾病:专注于处方治疗疗法
Leisa L Marshall1, Renee L Hayslett1
1Mercer University College of Pharmacy, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Senior care pharmacist
|May 26, 2023
概括
处方药物如环素,lifitegrast和瓦伦尼克林有助于管理慢性干眼病 (DED) 的症状. 药剂师在患者教育中发挥着关键作用,以有效治疗干眼.
科学领域:
- 眼科和药理学 眼科和药理学
- 干眼疾病 (DED) 治疗方法
背景情况:
- 干眼病 (DED) 是一种普遍的疾病,需要全面的管理策略.
- 药剂师是患者教育和优化DED治疗结果的重要组成部分.
研究的目的:
- 审查已批准用于慢性干眼病 (DED) 的处方药疗法.
- 概述药剂师在管理DED和患者咨询中的作用.
主要方法:
- 对PubMed,爱荷华药物信息服务,Cochrane和谷歌学者 (过去10年) 的文章进行系统的文献审查.
- 关键词包括"干眼"",干眼和治疗"",环素"",lifitegrast"和"varenicline".
- 包括当前的指导方针和制造商处方信息.
主要成果:
- 眼部滑剂,特别是没有防腐剂的配方,是DED管理的基础.
- 美国食品和药物管理局批准的处方药 (环素,lifitegrast,瓦伦尼克林) 可以改善DED的体征和症状,但不能提供治疗方法.
- 眼科溶液可能会引起眼部不适;瓦雷尼克林鼻喷剂可能会引起呼吸道刺激.
结论:
- 最初的DED管理涉及患者教育,环境修改和眼部滑剂.
- 药剂师可以通过对生活方式变化和产品咨询的教育,显著地影响DED护理.
- 新兴疗法对干眼疾病治疗的未来进步充满希望.
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