What's the chemical name of a very strong CORT?
difluprednate
Difluprednate: trade name, %, type of drop?
Durezol 0.05% sol
Difluprednate: dosing?
1 gtt qid then taper
What are the 3 chemical names for strong CORT?
Prednisolone acetate, loteprednol, dexmethasone
Prednisolone acetate: trade name, %, type of drop?
Pred Forte 1% susp
Pred Forte: dosing?
q1h for "hot eyes"; q4h for mild inflam
Should Pred Forte substituted by generic for uveitis?
NO
Loteprednol: trade name, %, type of drop?
Lotemax 0.5% susp
What is special about loteprednol?
it's a softer steroid, with less SEs
Dexmethasone: trade name, %, type of drop?
Maxidex 0.1% sol
Chemical names of the mild CORTs?
Fluorometholone 0.1% sol/susp and Prednisolone acetate 0.12% susp
Name 2 trade names of fluorometholone
FML 0.1% susp
Flarex 0.1% sol
Which one of the mild CORT has less corneal penetration?
fluorometholone