Description
Xalacom Eye Drops, 2.5ml
Looking for an effective way to reduce eye pressure? Xalacom eye drops may be just what you need. This prescription medication contains two active ingredients – latanoprost and timolol – that work together to help relieve pressure in the eyes.
Latanoprost increases the natural outflow of fluid from the eye, while timolol slows the formation of new fluid.
With regular use, Xalacom can help keep your eyes healthy and free from discomfort.
Xalacom is used to reduce the pressure in your eye if you have conditions known as open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Both these conditions are linked to an increase in the pressure within your eye, eventually affecting your eyesight. Your doctor will usually prescribe you Xalacom when other medicines have not worked adequately.
Can someone who is pregnant or breastfeeding use Xalacom Eye Drops?
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding
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What is the price of Xalacom Eye Drops in Nigeria?
The price of Xalacom Eye Drops is N7,250
Where can you buy Xalacom Eye Drops In Nigeria?
You can Buy Xalacom Eye Drops at Asset Pharmacy Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria\’s Largest Online Pharmacy.
Xalacom Eye Drops is a prescription drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent.
You will be required to send Asset Pharmacy your prescription
How to Use
How to use Xalacom Eye Drops
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended dose for adults (including the elderly) is one drop once a day in the affected eye(s).
Do not use Xalacom more than once a day, because the effectiveness of the treatment can be reduced if you administer it more often.
Use Xalacom as instructed by your doctor until your doctor tells you to stop.
Your doctor may want you to have extra checks on your heart and circulation if you use Xalacom. Contact lens wearers If you wear contact lenses, you should remove them before using Xalacom. After using Xalacom you should wait 15 minutes before putting your contact lenses back in.
Product Details
Product Information of Xalacom Eye Drops
What you need to know before you use Xalacom
Xalacom can be used in adult men and women (including the elderly), but is not recommended for use if you are less than 18 years of age. Do not use Xalacom: • if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to either of the medicines in Xalacom (latanoprost or timolol), beta-blockers, or any of the other ingredients of Xalacom (listed in section 6) Page 2 of 9 • if you have now or have had in past respiratory problems such as asthma, severe chronic obstructive bronchitis (severe lung disease which may cause wheeziness, difficulty in breathing and/or long-standing cough) • if you have serious heart problems or heart rhythm disorders Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Xalacom if you have now or have had in the past: • coronary heart disease (symptoms can include chest pain or tightness, breathlessness or choking), heart failure, low blood pressure • disturbances of heart rate such as slow heart beat • breathing problems, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • poor blood circulation disease (such as Raynaud’s disease or Raynaud’s syndrome) • diabetes as timolol may mask signs and symptoms of low blood sugar • overactivity of the thyroid gland as timolol may mask signs and symptoms • you are about to have any kind of eye surgery (including cataract surgery) or have had any kind of eye surgery in the past • you suffer from eye problems (such as eye pain, eye irritation, eye inflammation or blurred vision) • you know that you suffer from dry eyes • you wear contact lenses. You can still use Xalacom but follow the instructions for contact lens wearers in section 3 • you know that you suffer from angina (particularly a type known as Prinzmetal angina) • you know that you suffer from severe allergic reactions that would usually require hospital treatment • you have suffered or are currently suffering from a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) Tell your doctor before you have an operation that you are using Xalacom as timolol may change effects of some medicines used during anaesthesia. Other medicines and Xalacom Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including using eye drops and medicines obtained without a prescription. Xalacom can affect or be affected by other medicines you are using, including other eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma. Tell your doctor if you are using or intend to use medicines to lower blood pressure, heart medicine or medicines to treat diabetes. In particular, speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you know that you are taking any of the following types of medicine: • Prostaglandins, prostaglandin analogues or prostaglandin derivates Page 3 of 9 • Beta-blockers • Epinephrine • Drugs used to treat high blood pressure such as oral calcium channel blockers, guanethidine, antiarrythmics, digitalis glycosides or parasympathomimetics • Quinidine (used to treat heart conditions and some types of malaria) • Antidepressants known as fluoxetine and paroxetine Xalacom with food and drink Normal meals, food or drink have no effect on when or how you should use Xalacom. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility Pregnancy Do not use Xalcom if you are pregnant unless your doctor considers it necessary. Tell your doctor immediately if you are pregnant, think you are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. Breast-feeding Do not use Xalcom if you are breast-feeding. Xalcom may get into your milk. Ask your doctor for advice before taking any medicine during breast-feeding. Fertility Latanoprost and timolol have been found to have no effect on male or female fertility in animal studies. Driving and using machines When you use Xalacom your vision may become blurred for a short time. If this happens to you, do not drive or use any tools or machines until your vision becomes clear again. Xalacom contains benzalkonium chloride and phosphate buffers This medicine contains 0.2 mg benzalkonium chloride in each millilitre. Benzalkonium chloride may be absorbed by soft contact lenses and may change the colour of the contact lenses. You should remove contact lenses before using this medicine and put them back 15 minutes afterwards. Benzalkonium chloride may also cause eye irritation, especially if you have dry eyes or disorders of the cornea (the clear layer at the front of the eye). If you feel abnormal eye sensation, stinging or pain in the eye after using this medicine, talk to your doctor. This medicine contains 6.3 mg phosphates in each millilitre which is equivalent to 0.2 mg per drop. f you suffer from severe damage to the clear layer at the front of the eye (the cornea), phosphates may cause in very rare cases cloudy patches on the cornea due to calcium build-up during treatment.
Side Effects
Side Effects of Xalacom Eye Drops
Possible side effects
Like all medicines this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. You can usually carry on using the drops, unless the effects are serious. If you’re worried, talk to a doctor or pharmacist. Do not stop using Xalacom without speaking to your doctor. Listed below are the known side effects of using Xalacom. The most important side-effect is the possibility of a gradual, permanent change in your eye colour. It is also possible that Xalacom might cause serious changes in the way your heart works. If you notice changes in your heart rate or heart function you should speak to a doctor and tell them you have been using Xalacom. The following are known side effects of using Xalacom: Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people): • A gradual change in your eye colour by increasing the amount of brown pigment in the coloured part of the eye known as the iris. If you have mixed-colour eyes (blue-brown, grey-brown, yellow-brown or green-brown) you are more likely to see this change than if you have eyes of one colour (blue, grey, green or brown eyes). Any changes in your eye colour may take years to develop. The colour change may be permanent and may be more noticeable if you use Xalacom in only one eye. There appears to be no problems associated with the change in eye colour. The eye colour change does not continue after Xalacom treatment is stopped. Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): • Eye irritation (a feeling of burning, grittiness, itching, stinging or the sensation of a foreign body in the eye) and eye pain. Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): • Headache • Redness of the eye, eye infection (conjunctivitis), blurred vision, watery eyes, inflammation of the eyelids, irritation or disruption of the surface of the eye • Skin rashes or itching (pruritus) Page 7 of 9 Other side effects Like other medicines used in the eyes, Xalacom (latanoprost and timolol) is absorbed into the blood. The incidence of side effects after using eye drops is lower than when medicines are, for example, taken by mouth or injected. Although not seen with Xalacom, the following additional side effects have been seen with the medicines in Xalacom (latanoprost and timolol) and therefore might occur when you use Xalacom. The listed side effects include reactions seen within the class of beta-blockers (e.g. timolol) when used for treating eye conditions: • Developing a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). • Generalized allergic reactions including swelling beneath the skin that can occur in areas such as the face and limbs and can obstruct the airway which may cause difficulty swallowing or breathing, hives or itchy rash, localized and generalized rash, itchiness, severe sudden life-threatening allergic reaction. • Low blood glucose levels. • Dizziness. • Difficulty sleeping (insomnia), depression, nightmares, memory loss, hallucinations. • Fainting, stroke, reduced blood supply to the brain, increases in signs and symptoms of myasthenia gravis (muscle disorder), unusual sensations like pins and needles, and headache. • Swelling at the back of the eye (macular oedema), fluid filled cyst within the coloured part of the eye (iris cyst), light sensitivity (photophobia), sunken eye appearance (deepening of the eye sulcus). • Signs and symptoms of eye irritation (e.g. burning, stinging, itching, tearing, redness), inflammation of the eyelid, inflammation in the cornea, blurred vision and detachment of the layer below the retina that contains blood vessels following filtration surgery which may cause visual disturbances, decreased corneal sensitivity, dry eyes, corneal erosion (damage to the front layer of the eyeball), drooping of the upper eyelid (making the eye stay half closed), double vision. • Darkening of the skin around the eyes, changes to the eyelashes and fine hairs around the eye (increased number, length, thickness and darkening), changes to the direction of eyelash growth, swelling around the eye, swelling of the coloured part of the eye (iritis/uveitis), scarring of the surface of the eye. • Whistling/ringing in the ears (tinnitus). • Angina, worsening of angina in patients who already have heart disease. • Slow heart rate, chest pain, palpitations (awareness of heart rhythm), oedema (fluid build up), changes in the rhythm or speed of the heartbeat, congestive heart failure (heart disease with shortness of breath and swelling of the feet and legs due to fluid build up), a type of heart rhythm disorder, heart attack, heart failure. • Low blood pressure, poor blood circulation which makes the fingers and toes numb and pale, cold hands and feet. • Shortness of breath, constriction of the airways in the lungs (predominantly in patients with pre-existing disease), difficulty breathing, cough, asthma, worsening of asthma. • Taste disturbances, nausea, indigestion, diarrhoea, dry mouth, abdominal pain, vomiting. Page 8 of 9 • Hair loss, skin rash with white silvery coloured appearance (psoriasiform rash) or worsening of psoriasis, skin rash. • Joint pain, muscle pain not caused by exercise, muscle weakness, tiredness. • Sexual dysfunction, decreased libido. In very rare cases, some patients with severe damage to the clear layer at the front of the eye (the cornea) have developed cloudy patches on the cornea due to calcium build-up during treatment. Reporting of side effects If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
Ingredients
Product Ingredients of Xalacom Eye Drops
The active substances are latanoprost 50 micrograms/mL and timolol (as timolol maleate) 5 mg/mL.
The other ingredients are: Sodium chloride Benzalkonium chloride Sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate (E339i) Disodium phosphate (E339ii) Hydrochloric acid solution (for adjustment to pH 6.0) Sodium hydroxide solution (for adjustment to pH 6.0) Water for injections
How to store
How to store Xalacom Eye Drops
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated after EXP on the carton and bottle label. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Store the unopened bottle of Xalacom in a refrigerator (between 2°C to 8°C).
After opening the bottle it is not necessary to store it in a refrigerator but do not store it above 25°C. After opening do not use this bottle for more than 4 weeks. When you are not using Xalacom, keep the bottle in the outer carton, in order to protect from light. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment
Prescription Product
This product requires a prescription from your Doctor.
Please follow the instruction received from the pharmacy on how to forward your prescription to the pharmacy after you have paid for the medicine.
A prescription drug is a pharmaceutical medication that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent
Delivery
Delievry time are estimates. Can vary due to the time of day you order.
Delivery time estimate are subject to the courier company.
Shipping to Lagos cost starts from N1850 Next day delivery
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Shipping to Rest of Africa – 5-7 working days Cost starts from N12000
Shipping to Europe 7 – 14 working days Cost srats from N18000
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