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. 2020 Mar 16;12(3):269. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030269

Table 1.

Vitreous half-life times for intravitreally administered drugs with different pharmacokinetic characteristics.

Pharmacologic Group Drug Characteristics Half-Life Time (h) Ref.
Corticosteroids Dexamethasone Low molecular weight
Water insoluble
3.48 [66]
Antibiotics Ceftizoxime Low molecular weight
Water soluble
5.70 [67]
Somatostatin analogues Octreotide acetate High molecular weight
Water soluble
16.00 [68]
Antiviral ISIS 2922 High molecular weight
Water soluble
62.00 [69]