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

Table 4.

Summary of orally administered drugs for the treatment of posterior segment ocular diseases.

Pharmacologic Group Drug Pathology Administration Route Reference
Analgesics Paracetamol Ocular trauma treatment-associated pain Oral [153]
NSAIDs (Flurbiprofen, Ketorolac, Diclofenac, Bromfenac and Nepafenac) Ocular trauma treatment-associated pain Oral [153]
Antibiotics Doxycycline Neovascularization Oral [110,154]
Tetracycline Ocular rosacea Oral [111,155]
Erythromycin Orbital cellulitis Oral [111]
Minomycline Ocular rosacea Oral [110]
Corticosteroids Dexamethasone Giant cell arteritis Oral [153]
Immunosuppressants Cyclosporine Idiopathy or related-to-Behçet’s-disease uveitis Oral [156]
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors Acetazolamide (Diamox sequel®) Glaucoma Oral [113,157]
Etoxolamide Glaucoma Oral [114,158]