Netarsudil 0.02% appears to be more effective at lowering IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension than ripasudil 0.4% in a phase 3 clinical trial, according to a press release from Aerie Pharmaceuticals.
“We are pleased to have successfully completed our first phase 3 clinical trial in Japan which further confirmed that netarsudil ophthalmic solution 0.02% achieves impressive IOP-lowering efficacy in a patient population with lower baseline pressures,” Benjamin F. McGraw III, PharmD, interim executive chairman at Aerie, said in the release.
The randomized,