Lodoxamide

Metadata

Coding system
Dictionary of Medicines and Devices
Coding system release
2026 6.4.0
Latest compatible release
2026 7.0.0 (2026-07-06)
Organisation
Pharmacy First project
Codelist ID
pharmacy-first-project/lodoxamide
Version ID
14c9278e
Number of codes included
11

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Versions

  1. 14c9278e Published
    Created: 02 Jul 2026 at 12:55

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Description

Lodoxamide

Methodology

Context Pharmacy First – allergic conjunctivitis. Inclusion/exclusion criteria We included both Lodoxamide (VTM) – SNOMED CT ID 776561002 and Lodoxamide 0.1% eye drops (VMP) and all corresponding ophthalmic eye drop products. Only ophthalmic (eye drop) formulations . No systemic formulations were included.

Borderline cases Lodoxamide was included because it is licensed for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis in adults and children aged 4 years and over, with a recommended dose of one drop four times daily. As the codelist is intended to identify treatments for allergic conjunctivitis, ophthalmic Lodoxamide preparations were considered relevant and included. Non-ophthalmic formulations were not applicable.

Sensitivity vs specificity The codelist was designed to be specific, capturing prescriptions for ophthalmic Lodoxamide used to treat allergic conjunctivitis while minimizing inclusion of medications prescribed for other indications or by other routes of administration.

Additional information Lodoxamide is a mast cell stabiliser licensed for allergic conjunctivitis. Both the Virtual Therapeutic Moiety (VTM) and ophthalmic Virtual Medicinal Product (VMP) concepts were included to maximise capture of relevant eye drop prescriptions while maintaining specificity .

References

Signed off by

  • Kimberley Sonnex, (July 8, 2026)

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code term
13826911000001104 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (DE Pharmaceuticals) (AMP)
14054111000001109 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc) (AMP)
16139811000001102 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Lexon (UK) Ltd) (AMP)
16259411000001100 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd) (AMP)
17579811000001106 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Necessity Supplies Ltd) (AMP)
397611000001105 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd) (AMP)
42192611000001104 Lodoxamide 0.1% eye drops (VMP)
5254711000001108 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Waymade Healthcare Plc) (AMP)
5297611000001100 Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Dowelhurst Ltd) (AMP)
776561002 Lodoxamide (VTM)
7960511000001100 Alomide Allergy 0.1% eye drops (Alcon Eye Care UK Ltd) (AMP)

* Note that this is the full list of explicitly included dm+d codes for this codelist. An OpenSAFELY project will by default also include previous or subsequent codes for any included VMPs that may have changed code. See the documentation on keeping codelists up to date for more details.

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Lodoxamide

Included 11 out of 11 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (DE Pharmaceuticals) (AMP) (13826911000001104)
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Dowelhurst Ltd) (AMP) (5297611000001100)
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Lexon (UK) Ltd) (AMP) (16139811000001102)
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd) (AMP) (16259411000001100)
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Necessity Supplies Ltd) (AMP) (17579811000001106)
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd) (AMP) (397611000001105)
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc) (AMP) (14054111000001109)
  • Alomide 0.1% eye drops (Waymade Healthcare Plc) (AMP) (5254711000001108)
  • Alomide Allergy 0.1% eye drops (Alcon Eye Care UK Ltd) (AMP) (7960511000001100)
  • Lodoxamide (VTM) (776561002)
  • Lodoxamide 0.1% eye drops (VMP) (42192611000001104)