Medical Dialogues
  • Dermatology
Login Register
This site is intended for healthcare professionals only
Login Register
  • MD Brand Connect
  • MDTV
    • Breaking News
    • Medical News Today
    • Health News Today
    • Latest
    • Journal Club
    • Medico Legal Update
    • Latest Webinars
    • MD Shorts
    • Health Dialogues
Medical Dialogues
  • Medical News & Guidelines
      • Anesthesiology
      • Cardiology and CTVS
      • Critical Care
      • Dentistry
      • Dermatology
      • Diabetes and Endocrinology
      • ENT
      • Gastroenterology
      • Medicine
      • Nephrology
      • Neurology
      • Obstretics-Gynaecology
      • Oncology
      • Ophthalmology
      • Orthopaedics
      • Pediatrics-Neonatology
      • Psychiatry
      • Pulmonology
      • Radiology
      • Surgery
      • Urology
      • Laboratory Medicine
      • Diet
      • Nursing
      • Paramedical
      • Physiotherapy
  • Health news
      • Doctor News
      • Government Policies
      • Hospital & Diagnostics
      • International Health News
      • MCI News
      • Medical Organization News
      • Medico Legal News
      • NBE News
      • NMC News
  • AYUSH
    • Ayurveda
    • Homeopathy
    • Siddha
    • Unani
    • Yoga
  • State News
      • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
      • Andhra Pradesh
      • Arunachal Pradesh
      • Assam
      • Bihar
      • Chandigarh
      • Chattisgarh
      • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
      • Daman and Diu
      • Delhi
      • Goa
      • Gujarat
      • Haryana
      • Himachal Pradesh
      • Jammu & Kashmir
      • Jharkhand
      • Karnataka
      • Kerala
      • Ladakh
      • Lakshadweep
      • Madhya Pradesh
      • Maharashtra
      • Manipur
      • Meghalaya
      • Mizoram
      • Nagaland
      • Odisha
      • Puducherry
      • Punjab
      • Rajasthan
      • Sikkim
      • Tamil Nadu
      • Telangana
      • Tripura
      • Uttar Pradesh
      • Uttrakhand
      • West Bengal
  • Medical Education
      • Ayush Education News
      • Dentistry Education News
      • Medical Admission News
      • Medical Colleges News
      • Medical Courses News
      • Medical Universities News
      • Nursing education News
      • Paramedical Education News
      • Study Aborad
  • Industry
      • Health Investment News
      • Health Startup News
      • Medical Devices News
      • Pharma News
      • Pharmacy Education News
      • Industry Perspective
  • MDTV
      • Health Dialogues MDTV
      • Health News today MDTV
      • Latest Videos MDTV
      • Latest Webinars MDTV
      • MD shorts MDTV
      • Medical News Today MDTV
      • Medico Legal Update MDTV
      • Top Videos MDTV
      • Health Perspectives MDTV
      • Journal Club MDTV
      • Medical Dialogues Show
This site is intended for healthcare professionals only
LoginRegister
Medical Dialogues
LoginRegister
  • Home
  • Medical news & Guidelines
    • Anesthesiology
    • Cardiology and CTVS
    • Critical Care
    • Dentistry
    • Dermatology
    • Diabetes and Endocrinology
    • ENT
    • Gastroenterology
    • Medicine
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstretics-Gynaecology
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopaedics
    • Pediatrics-Neonatology
    • Psychiatry
    • Pulmonology
    • Radiology
    • Surgery
    • Urology
    • Laboratory Medicine
    • Diet
    • Nursing
    • Paramedical
    • Physiotherapy
  • Health news
    • Doctor News
    • Government Policies
    • Hospital & Diagnostics
    • International Health News
    • MCI News
    • Medical Organization News
    • Medico Legal News
    • NBE News
    • NMC News
  • AYUSH
    • Ayurveda
      • Ayurveda Giuidelines
      • Ayurveda News
    • Homeopathy
      • Homeopathy Guidelines
      • Homeopathy News
    • Siddha
      • Siddha Guidelines
      • Siddha News
    • Unani
      • Unani Guidelines
      • Unani News
    • Yoga
      • Yoga Guidelines
      • Yoga News
  • State News
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh
    • Assam
    • Bihar
    • Chandigarh
    • Chattisgarh
    • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    • Daman and Diu
    • Delhi
    • Goa
    • Gujarat
    • Haryana
    • Himachal Pradesh
    • Jammu & Kashmir
    • Jharkhand
    • Karnataka
    • Kerala
    • Ladakh
    • Lakshadweep
    • Madhya Pradesh
    • Maharashtra
    • Manipur
    • Meghalaya
    • Mizoram
    • Nagaland
    • Odisha
    • Puducherry
    • Punjab
    • Rajasthan
    • Sikkim
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Telangana
    • Tripura
    • Uttar Pradesh
    • Uttrakhand
    • West Bengal
  • Medical Education
    • Ayush Education News
    • Dentistry Education News
    • Medical Admission News
    • Medical Colleges News
    • Medical Courses News
    • Medical Universities News
    • Nursing education News
    • Paramedical Education News
    • Study Aborad
  • Industry
    • Health Investment News
    • Health Startup News
    • Medical Devices News
    • Pharma News
      • CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) News
    • Pharmacy Education News
    • Industry Perspective
  • Home
  • News
  • Industry
  • Pharma News
  • Entod Pharma gets DCGI...

Entod Pharma gets DCGI nod for phase 3 trials of Atropine eye drops

Ruchika SharmaWritten by Ruchika Sharma Published On 2022-05-31T13:27:45+05:30  |  Updated On 31 May 2022 7:57 AM GMT
Entod Pharma gets DCGI nod for phase 3 trials of Atropine eye drops
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • Telegram
  • koo
  • Email

"Low-Dose Atropine eye drops is one of the most viable therapeutic option available to slow down the progression of myopia rapidly and improve a child's vision" said Dr Namrata Sharma, Hony. General Secretary, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)

Mumbai: ENTOD Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that the company has received the DCGI approval to carry out phase 3 trials across India for their 0.05% atropine eye drops.According to the company, this higher strength of low-dose atropine eye drops is not available commercially anywhere in the world, and ENTOD Pharmaceuticals would be the first company to launch this in...

Mumbai: ENTOD Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that the company has received the DCGI approval to carry out phase 3 trials across India for their 0.05% atropine eye drops.

According to the company, this higher strength of low-dose atropine eye drops is not available commercially anywhere in the world, and ENTOD Pharmaceuticals would be the first company to launch this in India subject to a successful demonstration of safety & efficacy in clinical studies.

MYATRO 0.01% eye drops is used to treat eye problems like myopia, especially in children when a child can clearly see nearby objects but has problems seeing distant objects. "Low-dose atropine has emerged as an effective approach to slow the progression of myopia in children and has recently garnered a lot of interest from ophthalmologists," the company noted.
A recent LAMP (Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression) study published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) revealed that the 0.05%, 0.025%, and 0.01% atropine eye drops reduced myopia progression and were well tolerated without any adverse effect by children. However, out of the three concentrations, 0.05% atropine was the most effective in controlling AL elongation and SE progression over a period of one year.
Speaking about the latest development, the Executive Director of ENTOD Pharmaceuticals, Mr Nikkhil K Masurkar said "We have already recruited several clinical research sites across India to start phase 3 trial studies and hopefully, we should be the first company in the world to get approval for marketing 0.05% atropine eye drops from the DCGI. Being market leaders in paediatric ophthalmology medicine, we hope this new therapeutic addition to the low-dose atropine range will allow us to tackle the menace of childhood myopia in India. Myopia is the most important cause of visual impairment in children and as per a study by AIIMS, 17 per cent of children or 1 out of 6 children in India between the ages of 5-15 years are suffering from myopia."
"Myopia is a growing concern that causes an abnormal curvature of the cornea or elongation of the eyeball such that light no longer focuses directly on the retina. Excessive laptop & smartphone screen exposure times particularly due to online home schooling during the pandemic, reduced outdoor play and a deceased exposure to sunlight has considerably increased the incidence of myopia in younger children which could lead to visual complications in later life including glaucoma, early cataract development, retinal detachments and myopic maculopathy. Low-Dose Atropine eye drops is one of the most viable therapeutic option available to slow down the progression of myopia rapidly and improve a child's vision" said Dr Namrata Sharma, Hony. General Secretary, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
She further added "Atropine treatment is now become part of routine clinical practice in India and shows real promise as a treatment for controlling myopia. The clinical trials will allow us to further understand how the atropine 0.05% can be used effectively with no side effects as a solution for growing myopia concerns not only in India but across the entire world."

Read also: ENTOD Pharma launches super speciality surgical division HyTek

entod pharmaentod pharma newsatropine eye dropsDCGIatropine
Ruchika Sharma
Ruchika Sharma

    M.Com

    Ruchika joined Medical Dialogue as an Desk Editor for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751

    Show Full Article
    Next Story
    Similar Posts
    NO DATA FOUND

    Editorial

    Journal Club Today

    Health News Today

    © 2022 All Rights Reserved.
    Powered By: Hocalwire
    X