Netarsudil, sold under the brand name Rhopressa among others, is a medication for the treatment of glaucoma.[1][2][3] In the United States, in December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 0.02% ophthalmic solution for the lowering of elevated intraocular pressure in people with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.[4][5] The European Medicines Agency approved it in 2019 for the same uses under the brand name Rhokiinsa.[2]
The FDA considers it to be a first-in-class medication.[6]
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