Avoid Mix-Ups With Vuity and Other Pilocarpine Eye Drops

January 2022

New Rx pilocarpine 1.25% solution (Vuity) will be the first eye drop for "presbyopia," or age-related difficulty seeing up close.

Most patients start turning to reading glasses in their 40s.

Pilocarpine is a different approach...it works by constricting the pupil. It's the same med that's been around for decades for glaucoma.

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Table of Contents

Anesthesiology Implement Cost-Saving Strategies for Sugammadex
Seizures Evaluate the Need for Seizure Prophylaxis
Antifungals Determine Who May Benefit From Empiric Antifungals
COVID-19 Be Ready for Questions About Molnupiravir to Treat COVID-19
End-of-Life Care Fine-Tune Meds in Hospice or Palliative Care Patients
Stroke Think of the "ABCs" to Optimize Meds After a Stroke or TIA
Antipsychotics Add Olanzapine/Samidorphan to Pre-Op Checklists
E-Cigarettes Explain What FDA Authorization of E-Cigarettes Really Means
Ophthalmology Avoid Mix-Ups With Vuity and Other Pilocarpine Eye Drops