Harrow to Launch FDA-Approved IHEEZO™ at the 2023 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harrow (NASDAQ: HROW), a leading U.S. eyecare pharmaceutical company, today announced the launch of FDA-approved IHEEZO™ at the 2023 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meeting being held May 5‑8, 2023, in San Diego, California. The Harrow commercial team will be available to discuss IHEEZO and the entire Harrow portfolio of ophthalmic pharmaceutical products at ASCRS booth #2237.

IHEEZO is a sterile, single-patient-use, physician-administered, ophthalmic gel preparation, containing no preservatives, that is safe and effective for ocular surface anesthesia. IHEEZO, which has been issued a J‑Code (J2403) and transitional pass-through reimbursement status by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), represents the first approved use in the U.S. ophthalmic market of chloroprocaine hydrochloride and the first branded ocular anesthetic approved for the U.S. ophthalmic market in nearly 14 years.

IHEEZO Launch Events

• Dr. Richard L. Lindstrom will be making a presentation titled, Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Chloroprocaine 3% Gel and Tetracaine 0.5% Solution for Cataract Surgery Anesthesia. The presentation is scheduled during the Medications (Preoperative, Postoperative, Intraoperative) session on Sunday, May 7^th, beginning at 3:40 p.m. PT in the SDCC, Upper Level, Room 5A.

• Dr. William Wiley will speak about his experience using IHEEZO during a booth talk scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. PT at Harrow’s booth #2237 on Saturday, May 6^th.

• Harrow will host the “Harrow Brings Nashville to San Diego” IHEEZO Launch Event at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 6^th.
  To attend the event and learn more about IHEEZO, please register by clicking here.

All educational content of the ASCRS Annual Meeting is planned by its program committee. ASCRS does not endorse, promote, approve, or recommend using any products, devices, or services.

About Harrow

Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW) is a leading U.S. eyecare pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative ophthalmic prescription therapies that are accessible and affordable. Harrow owns U.S. commercial rights to ten FDA-approved ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. Harrow also owns and operates ImprimisRx, the leading U.S. ophthalmic-focused pharmaceutical compounding business, which also serves as a mail-order pharmacy licensed to ship prescription medications in all 50 states. Harrow has non-controlling equity positions in Surface Ophthalmics, Inc. and Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc., companies that began as subsidiaries of Harrow. Harrow also owns royalty rights in four late-stage drug candidates being developed by Surface and Melt.

Forward-Looking Statements

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ImprimisRx specializes in customizing medications to meet unique patient and practitioner needs. No compounded medication is reviewed by the FDA for safety or efficacy. ImprimisRx does not compound copies of commercially available products.