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Active substance

Carmellose

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
REFRESH LIQUIGEL 1% EYE DROPS1 %Eye drops, solution · Ophthalmic use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 15.80NCE · OTCAbbVie IncValid
REFRESH TEARS 0.5% EYE DROPS0.5 %Eye drops, solution · Ophthalmic use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 15.80NCE · OTCAbbVie IncValid
CELLUVISC 1% EYE DROPS1 %Eye drops · Ophthalmic use30 Dropper ContainerSAR 15.75NCE · OTCALLERGAN PHARMACEUTICALS LTDWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
REFRESH PLUS0.5 %Eye drops, solution · Ophthalmic use30 Dropper ContainerSAR 20.10NCE · OTCAbbVie IncWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

ALLERGIC CONJUCTIVITIS (AC); ANESTHESIA-SUPPORTIVE AGENTS/ EYE DRYNESS IN PATIENTS RECEIVING CONTINUOUS INFUSIONS OF NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKERS.; OCULAR ROSACEA; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITS, HERPESVIRAL KERATITIS, HERPESVIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, VARICELLA KERATITIS, ZOSTER CONJUNCTIVITIS, ZOSTER KERATITIS, MEASLES KERATITIS AND KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, KERATITIS

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffCarmellose 0.5% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free£4.8030 unit dose1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug TariffCarmellose 1% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free£3.0030 unit dose1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.