Founded in Japan in 1890, Santen Pharmaceutical now occupies a 40% share of the local ophthalmic drug market, and is the leader in the Japanese ophthalmic prescription drug industry, and its over-the-counter ophthalmic drug sales share is second only to Rohto Pharmaceutical. It is also well-known around the world, delivering eye drops to more than 50 countries and regions.
 
After entering the Chinese market in 1988, Santen built a factory in Suzhou, unlike Rohton, Santen's eye drops sold in China are mainly prescription drugs, and the main products are levofloxacin, sodium hyaluronate, and ofloxacin, and its prescription antibacterial eye drops have a high market share in Chinese hospitals. The Dimple Bottle, which won the Good Design Award in 2008 and is designed with recesses on both sides of the bottle to make it easier to perform intravenous operations with hand-held eye drops, is the case with the antibacterial eye drop solution levofloxacin.
 
Based in Japan, Santen Pharmaceutical's product line is not limited to prescription drugs, and has launched over-the-counter eye drops that can be purchased on your own. Japanese eye drops are popular in China, often accompanied by two major characteristics, the elimination of redness and the feeling of cold use, and the Sante FX series is one of the representatives. This series is a redness anti-fatigue eye drop, which is known for giving people a strong "refreshing feeling", adding vasoconstrictors, that is, "zoline" ingredients, and adding stimulant ingredients such as menthol for the cooling feeling of dripping.
 
Sante 40 series is a maintenance type eye drop, basically all added vitamins, most of them use anti-allergizers, no vasoconstrictors, the cooling sensation is not as strong as the FX series, and contains traditional preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride. However, it should be noted that eye drops are not nutrients, and the eyeballs do not need to be maintained by drips, so they should not be relied on for a long time.
 
Nowadays, most people use eye drops due to dry eyes and eye fatigue, and the most important thing is to change their eye habits, followed by using eye drops to relieve eye discomfort. Among the towering series, Soft Santear artificial tears are the most suitable for daily moisturizing of the eyes, and belong to the third class of Japanese medicines, with few side effects. The ingredient is mild and single, does not contain traditional preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride, and only adds some boric acid and other ingredients that can adjust the pH value, which reduces the irritation of eye drops, and people who wear contact lenses can also use it directly, but they must be discarded after opening for more than 10 days.
 
In terms of pricing, the price of Santian eye drops is generally higher, ranging from RMB 50 to RMB 120.