Ketotifen Fumarate

Manufacturer
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS | Akorn Operating Company LLC | Akorn AG | Akorn, Inc.
Effective date
2020-10-08
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
3
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-01 23:10:19

Label at a glance#

ProductKetotifen Fumarate
Active ingredientketotifen fumarate
Label structure10 sections

Dosage and administration

Adults and children 3 years of age and older: Put 1 drop in the affected eye(s) twice daily, every 8-12 hours, no more than twice per day. Children under 3 years of age: Consult a doctor.

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Ketotifen (0.025%) (equivalent to Ketotifen Fumarate 0.035%)

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Antihistamine

Use

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Temporarily relieves itchy eyes due to pollen, ragweed, grass, animal hair and dander.

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • if solution changes color or becomes cloudy
  • if you are sensitive to any ingredient in this product
  • to treat contact lens related irritation

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

  • do not touch tip of container to any surface to avoid contamination
  • remove contact lenses before use
  • wait at least 10 minutes before reinserting contact lenses after use
  • replace cap after each use

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if you experience any of the following:

  • eye pain
  • changes in vision
  • redness of the eye
  • itching worsens or lasts for more than 72 hours

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • Adults and children 3 years of age and older:
    Put 1 drop in the affected eye(s) twice daily, every 8-12 hours, no more than twice per day.
  • Children under 3 years of age:
    Consult a doctor.

Other Information

OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION

  • Only for use in the eye.
  • Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature].

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Benzalkonium Chloride 0.01%; Glycerin and Water for Injection. May contain Hydrochloric Acid and/or Sodium Hydroxide (to adjust pH).

Questions?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

call toll-free 1-800-932-5676, weekdays, 7:00 AM -5:30 PM CST

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Principal Display Panel Text for Container Label:

NDC 0179-8601-05

KAISER PERMANENTE® Logo

Ketotifen Fumarate

Ophthalmic Solution

Antihistamine Eye Drop

5 mL (0.17 FL OZ) Sterile

Principal Display Panel Text for Container Label
Principal Display Panel Text for Container Label

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Principal Display Panel Text for Carton Label:

NDC 0179-8601-05

KAISER PERMANENTE® Logo

Ketotifen

Fumarate

Ophthalmic Solution

Antihistamine

Eye drop

Up to 12 hours of

eye itch relief

0.025% Sterile solution

*Compare to Zaditor®

5 mL (0.17 FL OZ)

Principal Display Panel Text for Carton Label
Principal Display Panel Text for Carton Label

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0179-8601-05ML - Milliliter0179-8601418a72b2-fac6-4e36-9bfb-63caaa9a842912017-12-14

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
0179-86010179-8601-05

Ingredients#

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Source Document#

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Orange Book application contexts#

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Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-productTrade nameIngredientStrengthDosage form / routeTE codesRLD / RSApproval date
A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEKETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

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Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTrade nameStrengthDosage form / routeProduct TE source textRLD / RSApproval dateSource SHA-256
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-2684e616aacf4f…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-2631067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-266a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-2603ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-262680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-265bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-2679d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26301d65b070ca…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-261e350fbaab3a…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-268072bd15b7f6…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-265c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-265d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-264b0b4de00fa7…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-2674a2ff9319b5…
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC2022-03A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26bb7c543d1eb4…
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC2021-12A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26782e0a99824c…
2021-05-05 16:15 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2021-05A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-2687673890dc5c…
2021-03-12 10:30 UTC2021-03A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-265aa47cf7b7d7…
2020-12-22 03:56 UTC2020-12A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-268869cabd3fbd…
2020-11-12 02:37 UTC2020-11A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26c0c555d07b60…
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC2019-12A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-263f01610625f2…
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC2019-09A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26b00525d2431f…
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC2019-07A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26ea99ee380514…
2024-03-16 18:09 UTC · 4 captures of this ZIP2024-03A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-266a51e52b5d6a…
2024-02-18 07:12 UTC2024-02A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-261c564ffb4f44…
2023-12-20 04:57 UTC2023-12A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26ea1830bbd6c7…
2023-11-28 05:40 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-11A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26a72a2bbeb626…
2023-10-25 00:34 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-10A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-269b2671bbb829…
2023-07-15 15:27 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-07A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26a67488948f0b…
2023-06-13 01:57 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2023-06A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-263f0d92c62455…
2023-05-13 08:27 UTC2023-05A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26053a50430f4f…
2023-01-26 05:58 UTC2023-01A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-263bdfa0b2c4d7…
2022-11-12 20:34 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2022-11A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-263a93d1ddd44b…
2022-10-28 04:53 UTC2022-10A077958-001KETOTIFEN FUMARATEEQ 0.025% BASESOLUTION/DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2007-07-26f41ea6bd6efb…

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
75063907-4489-4b77-bd38-415a0820a58b14a5dbbb-71ed-4c14-818f-accc2efe00202020-10-08WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 14a5dbbb-71ed-4c14-818f-accc2efe0020

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