Alcaftadine 2.5 mg/mL Solution/ Drops
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Histamine-1 Receptor Antagonist class.
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
Ophthalmic alcaftadine is used to relieve the itching of allergic pinkeye. Alcaftadine is in a class of medications called antihistamines. It works by blocking histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergic symptoms.
Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗- Lastacaft helps prevent the itching that comes with eye allergies (allergic conjunctivitis) — it's not a cure, but it can significantly reduce how much your eyes itch when allergen...
- What exactly does Lastacaft do — will it stop my eye allergies completely?
- No — you need to wait at least 10 minutes before reinserting your contacts. The preservative in Lastacaft can be soaked up by soft contact lenses, which isn't good for your eyes or...
- Can I put my contact lenses back in right after using these drops?
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
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💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per mL | Per package |
|---|---|---|
| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lastacaft 2.5 mg/mL 00023-4290-01 | Allergan, | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Lastacaft 2.5 mg/mL 00023-4291-01 | Allergan, | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Alcaftadine 2.5 mg/mLthis 58602-0605-42 | Aurohealth | 2 bottles | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| alcaftadine 2.5 mg/mL 62332-0147-03 | Alembic | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Alcaftadine 2.5 mg/mL 68083-0649-01 | Gland | 1 bottle | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58602-0605-40 | 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (58602-605-40) / 5 mL in 1 BOTTLE | 2023-06-23 | Active |
| 58602-0605-42 You're viewing this | 2 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (58602-605-42) / 5 mL in 1 BOTTLE | 2023-06-23 | Active |
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🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage
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| NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) | ✓ Available |
| Labeler | ✓ Available |
| Product & package description | ✓ Available |
| Marketing category & status | ✓ Available |
| Active ingredient / dosage form / route | ✓ Available |
| FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) | ✓ Available |
| Package photos | — Not published for this NDC No photo available yet for this listing. |
| Inactive ingredients (structured) | — Not published for this NDC The labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available. |
| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
| Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data | — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope. |
| HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk | — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal. |
| Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) | — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold. |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Use temporarily relieves itchy eyes due to pollen, ragweed, grass, animal hair and dander
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions adults and children 2 years of age and older: put 1 drop in the affected eye(s) once daily, if using other ophthalmic products while using this product, wait at least 5 minutes between each product replace cap after each use children under 2 years of age: consult a doctor
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings For external use only
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Other information only for use in the eye store between 15° to 25°C (59° to 77°F)
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Drug Facts Active ingredient Alcaftadine 0.25%
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients benzalkonium chloride 0.005%, edetate disodium, monobasic sodium phosphate, water for injection, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and/or hydrochloric acid
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose Antihistamine