KEY TAKE-AWAYS
- Dual-action anti-allergy agents, including olopatadine, utilize two mechanisms of action to provide ocular allergy itch relief: antihistamine and mast cell stabilization
- Pataday® (olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) is available in three different strengths to provide rapid ocular allergy itch relief that lasts for up to 8 hours (Pataday® Twice Daily Relief), 16 hours (Pataday® Once Daily Relief), and 24 hours (Pataday® Once Daily Relief Extra Strength)
- Pataday® is the first over-the-counter dual-action ophthalmic solution to offer once-daily ocular allergy itch relief Figure 1: Mechanism of allergic conjunctivitis