Drug details

Alrex (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension)

type of Corticosteroids, Ophthalmic

Alrex (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension) is a corticosteroid used to treat eye swelling caused by surgery, infection, allergies, and other conditions.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache,
• sore throat.
• sensitivity to light,
• temporary blurred vision,
• dry eyes,
• eye redness,
• runny nose, or
• minor stinging or burning when using the eye drops,
• itchy or watery eyes,
• feeling that something is in the eye,

The following drugs are related to Alrex, either as a replacement or used together:

• Acular (ketorolac tromethamine)
• Acular LS (ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution)
• Xibrom (bromfenac ophthalmic solution)
• HiDex 6 day (dexamethasone tablets usp, 1.5 mg)
• Polmon (dexchlorpheniramine maleate oral solution)
• Emadine (emedastine difumarate ophthalmic solution)
• Zaditor (ketotifen fumarate)
• Livostin (levocabastine)
• Zylet (loteprednol etabonate and tobramycin)
• Lumi-Sporyn (neomycin and polymyxin b sulfates and bacitracin zinc ophthalmic ointment)
• Zilxi (minocycline topical foam)