Description
Xalatan Eye Drops – Latanoprost, 2.5ml
Xalatan Eye Drops are a effective treatment for open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension in adults. By increasing the natural outflow of fluid from inside the eye, Xalatan helps reduce pressure within the eye, preserving your vision. Xalatan is also safe for use in children and babies, making it a great choice for the whole family. With regular use, Xalatan can help keep your eyes healthy and prevent vision loss due to glaucoma.
What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a common eye condition where the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain, becomes damaged.
It’s usually caused by fluid building up in the front part of the eye, which increases pressure inside the eye.
Glaucoma can lead to loss of vision if it’s not diagnosed and treated early.
It can affect people of all ages, but is most common in adults in their 70s and 80s.
Glaucoma does not usually cause any symptoms to begin with.
It tends to develop slowly over many years and affects the edges of your vision (peripheral vision) first.
For this reason, many people do not realise they have glaucoma, and it’s often only picked up during a routine eye test.
If you do notice any symptoms, they might include blurred vision, or seeing rainbow-coloured circles around bright lights.
Both eyes are usually affected, although it may be worse in 1 eye.
Very occasionally, glaucoma can develop suddenly and cause:
- intense eye pain
- nausea and vomiting
- a red eye
- a headache
- tenderness around the eyes
- seeing rings around lights
- blurred vision
Visit an opticians or a GP if you have any concerns about your vision.
If you have glaucoma, early diagnosis and treatment can help stop your vision getting worse.
Without treatment, glaucoma can eventually lead to blindness.
If you develop symptoms of glaucoma suddenly, go to your nearest eye casualty unit or A&E as soon as possible.
This is a medical emergency that may require immediate treatment.
There are several different types of glaucoma.
The most common is called primary open angle glaucoma. This tends to develop slowly over many years.
It’s caused by the drainage channels in the eye becoming gradually clogged over time.
Other types of glaucoma include:
- acute angle closure glaucoma – an uncommon type caused by the drainage in the eye becoming suddenly blocked, which can raise the pressure inside the eye very quickly
- secondary glaucoma – caused by an underlying eye condition, such as inflammation of the eye (uveitis)
- childhood glaucoma (congenital glaucoma) – a rare type that occurs in very young children, caused by an abnormality of the eye
Glaucoma can occur for a number of reasons.
Most cases are caused by a build-up of pressure in the eye when fluid is unable to drain properly.
This increase in pressure then damages the nerve that connects the eye to the brain (optic nerve).
It’s often unclear why this happens, although certain things can increase the risk, including:
- your age – glaucoma becomes more common as you get older
- your ethnicity – people of African, Caribbean or Asian origin are at a higher risk
- your family history – you’re more likely to develop glaucoma if you have a parent or sibling with the condition
- other medical conditions – such as short-sightedness, long-sightedness and diabetes
It’s not clear whether you can do anything to prevent glaucoma, but having regular eye tests should pick it up as early as possible.
Can someone who is pregnant or breastfeeding use Xalatan 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 Xalatan Eye Drops in Nigeria?
The price of Xalatan Eye Drops is N6,600
Where can you buy Xalatan Eye Drops In Nigeria?
You can Buy Xalatan Eye Drops at Asset Pharmacy Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria\’s Largest Online Pharmacy.
Xalatan 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 Xalatan Eye Drops
Always use Xalatan exactly as your doctor or the doctor treating your child has told you.
You should check with your doctor or the doctor treating your child or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended dosage for adults (including the elderly) and children is one drop once a day in the affected eye(s).
The best time to do this is in the evening.
Do not use Xalatan more than once a day, because the effectiveness of the treatment can be reduced if you administer it more often.
Use Xalatan as instructed by your doctor or by the doctor treating your child until they tell you to stop.
Contact lens wearers If you or your child wear contact lenses, they should be removed before using Xalatan. After using Xalatan you should wait 15 minutes before putting the contact lenses back into the eyes.
Product Details
Product Information of Xalatan Eye Drops
What you need to know before you use Xalatan
Xalatan can be used in adult men and women (including the elderly) and in children from birth to 18 years of age. Xalatan has not been investigated in prematurely born infants (less than 36 weeks gestation). Do not use Xalatan: • If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to latanoprost or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) Page 2 Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or the doctor treating your child or pharmacist before using Xalatan or before you give this to your child if you think any of the following apply to you or your child: • If you or your child are about to have or have had eye surgery (including cataract surgery) • If you or your child suffer from eye problems (such as eye pain, irritation or inflammation, blurred vision) • If you or your child suffers from dry eyes • If you or your child have severe asthma or the asthma is not well controlled • If you or your child wear contact lenses. You can still use Xalatan, but follow the instruction for contact lens wearers in Section 3 • If you have suffered or are currently suffering from a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) Other medicines and Xalatan Xalatan may interact with other medicines. Please tell your doctor, the doctor treating your child or pharmacist if you or your child are using or have used any other medicines including those medicines (or eye drops) obtained without a prescription. In particular, speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you know that you are using prostaglandins, prostaglandin analogues or prostaglandin derivatives. Pregnancy and breast-feeding You should not use Xalatan if you are pregnant or breast-feeding unless your doctor considers it necessary. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before using this medicine. Driving and using machines When you use Xalatan you might have blurred vision, for a short time. If this happens to you, do not drive or use any tools or machines until your vision becomes clear again. Xalatan contains Benzalkonium chloride and phosphate buffers This medicine contains 0.2 mg/mL of benzalkonium chloride. 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/mL phosphates which is equivalent to 0.2 mg/drop. If 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 Xalatan Eye Drops
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The following are known side effects of using Xalatan: 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 Page 5 develop although it is normally seen within 8 months of treatment. The colour change may be permanent and may be more noticeable if you use Xalatan 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 Xalatan treatment is stopped. • Redness of the eye. • Eye irritation (a feeling of burning, grittiness, itching, stinging or the sensation of a foreign body in the eye). If you experience eye irritation severe enough to make your eyes water excessively, or make you consider stopping this medicine, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse promptly (within a week). You may need your treatment to be reviewed to ensure you keep receiving appropriate treatment for your condition. • A gradual change to eyelashes of the treated eye and the fine hairs around the treated eye, seen mostly in people of Japanese origin. These changes involve an increase of the colour (darkening), length, thickness and number of your eye lashes. Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): • Irritation or disruption to the surface of the eye, eyelid inflammation (blepharitis), eye pain, light sensitivity (photophobia), conjunctivitis. Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): • Eyelid swelling, dryness of the eye, inflammation or irritation of the surface of the eye (keratitis), blurred vision, inflammation of the coloured part of the eye (uveitis), swelling of the retina (macular oedema). • Skin rash. • Chest pain (angina), awareness of heart rhythm (palpitations). • Asthma, shortness of breath (dyspnoea). • Chest pain. • Headache, dizziness. • Muscle pain, joint pain. Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1000 people): • Inflammation of the iris (iritis), symptoms of swelling or scratching/damage to the surface of the eye, swelling around the eye (periorbital oedema), misdirected eyelashes or an extra row of eyelashes, scarring of the surface of the eye, fluid filled area within the coloured part of the eye (iris cyst). • Skin reactions on the eyelids, darkening of the skin of the eyelids. • Worsening of asthma. • Severe itching of the skin. • Developing a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people): • Worsening of angina in patients who also have heart disease, sunken eye appearance (eye sulcus deepening). Side effects seen more often in children compared to adults are runny itchy nose and fever. 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. Page 6 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 Xalatan Eye Drops
The active substance is 50 micrograms/mL latanoprost.
The other ingredients are: benzalkonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate (E339i) and disodium phosphate anhydrous (E339ii) dissolved in water for injections.
How to store
How to store Xalatan 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 on the carton and bottle. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Store the unopened bottle at room temperature (Do not store above 25°C), protected from light. After opening the bottle store it at room temperature (Do not store above 25°C) and use within 4 weeks of opening. When you are not using Xalatan, keep the bottle in the outer carton, in order to protect it 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.
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