Alcon Earns FDA Approval for Fixed-Dose Combination Glaucoma Therapy

Alcon, ophthalmology division of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, has received FDA approval for Simbrinza, the company’s fixed-dose combination glaucoma therapy, according to a report by thepharmaletter.

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Simbrinza, a 1.0 percent brinzolamide and 0.2 percent brimonidine tartrate suspension, has proven to decrease intraocular pressure by 21 to 35 percent.

Alcon’s glaucoma therapy is currently the only fixed-dose combination without a beta blocker to be offered in the U.S.

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