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Generic name: |
latanaprost |
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Concentration: |
0.005% |
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Mechanism of action: |
This prostaglandin analog enhances aqueous humor outflow, thus lowering the pressure in the eye. |
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Indications: |
Treatment of open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. |
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Dosage: |
Instill one drop of latanaprost ophthalmic solution into the affected eye(s) once daily preferably in the evening. |
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Use with caution in patients with/during: |
- Aphakic patients, pseudophakic patients with a torn posterior lens capsule, and patients with known risk factors for macular edema.
- Iritis
- Renal or hepatic impairment.
- Closed angle glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma or inflammatory glaucoma.
- Pregnancy, breast feeding or in children.
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Side effects: |
Common
- Foreign body sensation
- Blurred vision
- Punctate epithelial keratopathy (a disease of the cornea)
- Increased pigmentation of the iris
- Itching
- Conjunctival hyperemia (increased amount of blood in the conjunctiva)
- Burning
- Stinging
Life-Threatening Symptoms
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Less Common to Rare
- Lid erythema (redness of the eyelids due to blood vessel dilation)
- Chest pain
- Conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva)
- Vitreous hemorrhage from diabetic retinopathy (bleeding in the posterior chamber of the eye to a degenerative disease of the retina caused by diabetes)
- Diplopia (double vision)
- Discharge from the eye.
- Dry eye
- Excessive tearing
- Eye pain
- Lid pain
- Lid edema (swelling of the eyelids due to fluid accumulation)
- Change in eye color or eyelashes
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Retinal detachment (the separation between the sensory retina and the retinal pigment epithelium)
- Muscle pain
- Photophobia (sensitivity to light)
- Rash
- Retinal artery embolus (a plug or blockade in the retinal artery)
- Lid crusting
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Notes: |
This medication should be refrigerated. |
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