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Lifitegrast, sold under the brand name Xiidra, is a medication used to treat dry eyes. It is unclear if its benefits are greater than its harms. It is used as eye drops.

Common side effects include blurry vision, red eyes, headache, change in taste, and itchiness. Safety in pregnancy is not clear. It reduces inflammation by inhibiting T cells.

Lifitegrast was approved for medical use in the United States in 2016. It is not approved in either the United Kingdom or Europe. In the United States it costs about 580 USD per month as of 2021.