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Prescription medicine

Aceclidine Brand names: Vizz

Aceclidine (Vizz) is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 2025. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.

  • No generic listed

Check it at the source: the aceclidine FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 14, 2026, LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.); the NDA 218585 record on Drugs@FDA; every aceclidine label on DailyMed.

Highlights of the record

FDA label of January 14, 2026; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026

Used for

From the label: indications and usage

VIZZ is indicated for the treatment of presbyopia in adults.

Forms and strengths

  • 14.66 mg/ml

Solution/ drops.

On the market

Earliest approval on file
July 31, 2025 Vizz, Lenz Therap; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
Generic approvals
No generic approved
Labelers listed (NDC)
1 of which 0 under generic applications, 1 under brand applications, repackagers included
Last listed patent
March 15, 2044 Vizz solution/drops; not a generic launch date

Supply and safety

Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
Not in the survey
Shortage (FDA)
No current entry
Recalls by its makers (FDA)
No recall recorded
FAERS reports
599 through July 30, 2026

What is aceclidine used for?

From the label: indications and usage

VIZZ is indicated for the treatment of presbyopia in adults. VIZZ is a cholinergic agonist indicated for the treatment of presbyopia in adults ( 1 ).

FDA pharmacologic class: Cholinergic Receptor Agonist.

Source: FDA drug label (VIZZ), LENZ Therapeutics, Inc., effective January 14, 2026 (SPL set 7aed8024-ad30-44d6-8f3b-63338ad3ce52), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

Is there a generic for aceclidine (Vizz)?

No generic aceclidine is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).

The Orange Book lists 7 patents for Vizz solution/drops, the last expiring on March 15, 2044. A patent or exclusivity date is not the date a generic goes on sale: court cases and settlements move it either way.

  • 2025 earliest approval on file
  • 2044 last listed patent

Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)

What do FAERS reports show for aceclidine?

The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 599 reports that list aceclidine among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 0 are coded as a death and 1 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.

Reports received each year

The most reported reactions

  • Ocular Hyperaemia (named in the label)268
  • Visual Impairment210
  • Instillation Site Irritation (named in the label)200
  • Headache (named in the label)137
  • Vision Blurred75
  • Drug Ineffective (a use or a product term, not a reaction)66
  • Drug Effect Less Than Expected59
  • Nausea28

Side effects: the label's list and every FAERS reaction

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026

What next?

Other cholinergic receptor agonists
the pharmacologic class, with prices and generics
Aceclidine side effects
the label's list beside FAERS reports
Check an interaction
what two or more labels say about each other