Lomitapide Mesylate and Pred-G ophthalmic

• Generic Name: lomitapide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Juxtapid

Adjunct to a low-fat diet and other lipid-lowering treatments, including LDL apheresis where available, to reduce LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, apolipoprotein B (apo B), and non-HDL-cholesterol concentrations in the management of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (designated an orphan drug by US FDA for use in this condition).

Safety and efficacy not established in patients with hypercholesterolemia who do not have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality not established.

• Generic Name: gentamicin / prednisolone ophthalmic
• Dosage Forms: ophthalmic suspension
• Other Brand Names: Pred-G, Pred-G SOP

Pred-G (for the eyes) is a combination antibiotic and steroid medicine that is used to treat eye inflammation caused by uveitis, eye injury, radiation, chemical burns, or certain other conditions.

Pred-G is used when there is a risk of bacterial infection in or around the eye.

Pred-G may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.