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ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2018

Bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution 1.5% for alleviating nasal symptoms in patients with allergic conjunctivitis.

Megan E Cavet, Paul J Gomes, Warner W Carr, Jon I Williams

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Article in Journal of asthma and allergy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Megan E CavetBausch + Lomb, Rochester, NY.
Paul J GomesOra, Andover, MA.
Warner W CarrAllergy and Asthma Associates of Southern California, Mission Viejo, CA.
Jon I WilliamsBausch + Lomb, Irvine, CA, USA.
Andover Eye Associates · USCalifornia Allergy and Asthma Medical Group · USUniversity of Rochester · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution (BBOS) 1.5% is a topical antihistamine for the treatment of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis (AC). Allergic rhinitis and AC are common comorbid conditions. We explored the efficacy of BBOS 1.5% in alleviating nasal symptoms in an integrated analysis of two Phase III conjunctival allergen challenge (CAC) studies and a Phase IV environmental allergen study.

methodsIn the Phase III trials, a CAC was performed 15 minutes, 8 hours, and 16 hours following ocular instillation of BBOS 1.5% (n=78) or placebo (n=79), and subjects evaluated nasal symptoms. In the environmental study, subjects instilled BBOS 1.5% (n=123) or placebo (n=122) twice daily and nasal symptoms were evaluated over 2 weeks.

resultsIn the Phase III trials, BBOS 1.5% had reduced CAC-induced nasal congestion and pruritus at 15 minutes and 8 hours postdosing and rhinorrhea and a non-ocular composite-symptom score (sum of nasal scores plus ear or palate pruritus) at all time points postdosing (all

conclusionResults of these exploratory analyses indicate that topical ocular BBOS 1.5% reduced nasal symptoms, supporting its use for alleviating rhinitis symptoms associated with AC.

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allergic rhinitisantihistaminebepotastine besilateconjunctival allergen challengeconjunctivitisnasal symptoms

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PMID29615844
PMCPMC5870655
OpenAlexW2790871372

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