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A comparison of two different formulations of diclofenac sodium 0.1% in the treatment of inflammation following cataract-intraocular lens surgery.

Author(s): Mester U, Lohmann C, Pleyer U, Steinkamp G, Volcker E, Kruger H, Raj PS

Affiliation(s): Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Sulzbach, Germany.

Publication date & source: 2002, Drugs R D., 3(3):143-51.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy, tolerability and local tolerance of diclofenac sodium 0.1% containing hydroxypropylgamma cyclodextrin preserved with benzalkonium chloride 0.005% (Voltaren Ophtha CD), with that of diclofenac sodium 0.1% preserved with thiomersal 0.004% (Voltaren Ophtha) in the treatment of inflammation after cataract-intraocular lens surgery. DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomised 2:1, double-masked, parallel-group study in six centres in Germany. STUDY PARTICIPANTS: 299 patients scheduled to undergo phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. INTERVENTIONS: Study medications were instilled four times in the 30 minutes before surgery and four times daily from the first postoperative day. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The key efficacy variable was the reduction in anterior chamber flare (photons/millisecond) from day 1 to day 6 to 8. Patients underwent comprehensive ocular examinations, including laser flaremetry (KOWA), preoperatively and postoperatively at days 1, 6 to 8 and 24 to 32. RESULTS: 268 patients (Voltaren Ophtha CD 177, Voltaren Ophtha 91) completed the day 6 to 8 visit without any protocol violations. Reduction in the degree of intraocular inflammation with Voltaren Ophtha CD was equivalent to that achieved with Voltaren Ophtha at the day 6 to 8 [95% confidence interval (CI) -3.07 to +0.54] and day 24 to 32 (95% CI -1.44 to +1.40) visits. Although there was no significant (p = 0.464) difference between the two study groups in patients' global assessment of local tolerance at day 24 to 32, ocular discomfort was significantly (p = 0.023) less with Voltaren Ophtha CD compared with Voltaren Ophtha. CONCLUSIONS: Voltaren Ophtha CD was as effective and well tolerated but had less ocular discomfort compared with Voltaren Ophtha in the treatment of ocular inflammation after phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation. This new formulation of diclofenac sodium 0.1% may be used as an alternative to the existing formulations of ophthalmic diclofenac sodium 0.1%.

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