Cysteamine (ophthalmic)

  • Part D specialty tier in 83% of formularies (2026Q3)
  • CYSTADROPS

Therapy management checklist

Screening, baseline and ongoing monitoring with the label's stated frequency, hold and discontinue criteria, and counseling points, each quoted from the FDA label.

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Storage and cold chain

Cysteamine (ophthalmic): storage and handling

Refrigerate
Yes, as the label states
Label statement
Before First Opening : Before opening, store new, unopened CYSTADROPS in the refrigerator between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C).
Freezing
Not addressed
Room temperature
at or below 25°C (77°F)
Label statement
After First Opening : After opening, store opened CYSTADROPS at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
Room temperature
at or below 25°C (77°F)
Label statement
After first opening, store opened CYSTADROPS at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
Back into the refrigerator
Not addressed
Light
Protect from light
Label statement
Keep the bottle in the outer carton in order to protect from light.
Shaking
Not addressed

Temperature excursion helper

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Within the label's stated room-temperature allowance (at up to 25°C (77°F)). Follow the label's instructions for what to do next.

Entered: 1 day at up to 77°F (25°C).

After First Opening : After opening, store opened CYSTADROPS at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
Discard 7 days after first opening.
Instruct patients to discard the bottle at the end of 7 days.

If anything else happened to the product, or you are unsure, Contact the manufacturer about this product; the label text ClinDose has does not print a phone number for it.

All storage statements on the label (14)
  • Before First Opening : Before opening, store new, unopened CYSTADROPS in the refrigerator between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C).
  • Keep the bottle in the outer carton in order to protect from light.
  • After First Opening : After opening, store opened CYSTADROPS at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
  • Do not refrigerate after opening.
  • Keep the dropper bottle tightly closed in the outer carton in order to protect from light.
  • Discard 7 days after first opening.
  • Before opening, store new, unopened CYSTADROPS in the refrigerator between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C). .
  • After first opening, store opened CYSTADROPS at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
  • Do not refrigerate after opening. .
  • Keep CYSTADROPS in the original carton to protect from light. .
  • Storage of Bottles Advise patients to store new unopened bottles in the refrigerator in the original carton.
  • Each week, one new bottle should be removed from the refrigerator.
  • After first opening, keep the bottle tightly closed and store at room temperature in the original carton.
  • Instruct patients to discard the bottle at the end of 7 days.

FDA label version 5, effective June 6, 2025. DailyMed

Dosing and titration calendar

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Medicare Part D coverage

94%of plans list it
70%of those: prior authorization
0%step therapy
30%quantity limit
98%specialty tier

5,496 Part D plans, CMS formulary files 2026Q3. Look up tier, PA, step therapy and quantity limits by plan

Patient assistance

No manufacturer program page is listed for this drug yet.

Independent foundations and the full directory (checked 2026-11-06). Eligibility and amounts are set by each program; open its page for them.

For licensed clinicians. Use with clinical judgment. Statements are quoted from the FDA label; confirm against the label for the product you are using.