ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc, is a US based pharmaceutical company

Pharmaceutical company

The pharmaceutical industry develops, produces, and markets drugs licensed for use as medications. Pharmaceutical companies are allowed to deal in generic and/or brand medications and medical devices...

 that specializes in ophthalmic

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...

 pharmaceutical products and discovers, develops, and markets therapies for inflammation, ocular pain, glaucoma, allergy, and dry eye.

Profile

ISTA currently markets Bepreve, Xibrom, Istalol, and Vitrase. ISTA also has several allergy and eye product candidates in various stages of development.

The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Irvine, California

Irvine, California

Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...

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Products

• Bepreve - (bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution) 1.5% for the treatment of itching associated with signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis
• Xibrom - (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.09% for the treatment of inflammation and pain following cataract surgery
• Istalol - (timolol maleate ophthalmic solution) 0.5% for the treatment of glaucoma
• Vitrase - (hyaluronidase injection) Ovine, 200 USP Units/mL for use as a spreading agent.

External links

• ISTA homepage