Anyone familiar with the trials and products described here:
https://www.novaliq.com
My Opthalmagist mentioned pursuing one of these, as the are approved outside the US, where currently being trialed.
I have heard of Cyclosporin A 0.1%- same active ingredient as in Restasis but double the concentration.
How would either drop mentioned be currently available even overseas if they are still being trialed?
From their website:
NovaTears improves the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) and is marketed under CE approval in Australia/New Zealand by AFT Pharmaceuticals and in Europe as EvoTears by Ursapharm. Two drugs are in the late stage of clinical development with results expected in Q4 2018:
CyclASol, an anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating drug for the treatment of DED with a demonstrated early onset of action and excellent tolerability, is being evaluated in the pivotal phase 2b/3 ESSENCE trial.
NOV03, the first drug addressing evaporative DED associated with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), is being evaluated in the phase 2 SEECASE trial.
The trials in the US are only so that it can be FDA approved / licensed for use in our healthcare market.
I believe both of these drops are worth a try, though it's strange: if they really were that effective and available I would expect to be hearing about them in dry eye groups and forums if not in Sjogren's groups.
According to this site Evotears were approved in 2013:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151001005101/en/URSAPHARM-GmbH-Novaliq-GmbH-Announce-European-Partnership
"EvoTears has been classified as a class II medical device and received CE mark approval in Europe in July 2013."
Would you be able to import them if they are not yet approved in the US?