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The first FDA-approved medication in its class to lower elevated eye pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension
Rhopressa
Rhopressa Active Ingredient
Netarsudil
Rhopressa provides consistent eye pressure reduction by supressing the _____ _______.
ROCK enzymes
MOST Study
Rhopressa provided consistent, additional IOP reduction regardless of the patient’s current regimen by providing patients with an additional 4mmHG in IOP reduction whether added to monotherapy or combination therapy.
MOA of ROCK Inhibitors
Work to relax the Trabecular Meshwork to improve aqueous humor outflow, which reduces pressure and also decreases EVP
The number 1 side effect for Rhopressa is ________, which effects roughly ___% of patients
Hyperemia; 53%
In __ / 10 Rhopressa patients overall, hyperemia was either not reported or graded as mild
9/10
Discontinuation rate for Rhopressa due to Hyperemia
6%
T/F There are no labeled contraindications for Rhopressa
True
Dosing regimen for Rhopressa / Rocklatan
Patients will administer one drop in the affected eye every evening
“One Drop Addition”
Rhopressa
Rhopressa Simple Call to Action
Make Rhopressa your 1st add to a PGA and gen an additional >4 mmHg IOP reduction
A unique, once-daily eye drop that helps reduce eye pressure through two different pathways.
Rocklatan
First and only fixed-dose combination in the US that combines 2 compounds with true 24-hour dosing within the simplicity of a single bottle
Rocklatan
The ____ and _____ inhibitors of Rocklatan provide patients with superior efficacy vs its individual components at all time points in Phase 3 clinical trials
PGA and ROCK