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Active substance

Difluprednate

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US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
DUREZOL0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicSANDOZPrescription23 Jun 2008
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicAMNEALPrescription17 Nov 2021
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicDR REDDYSPrescription16 Nov 2022
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicEPIC PHARMA LLCPrescription14 May 2024
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicCAPLINPrescription13 Dec 2024
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicUPSHER SMITH LABSPrescription11 Feb 2025
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicMYLAN LABS LTDPrescription20 Mar 2025
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicALEMBICPrescription26 Jan 2026
DIFLUPREDNATE0.05%emulsion · ophthalmicCIPLADiscontinued9 Aug 2021

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
DUREZOL024155340.05 % / W/VEMULSION · OPHTHALMICNOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACDIFLUPREDNATE 0.05% EYE DROP$9.68661per ML23 Sep 2026
US NADACDUREZOL 0.05% EYE DROPS$42.24913per ML23 Sep 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.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

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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.