Ozurdex 0.7mg Injection 1'S

Talk to your Doctor if you: Are allergic or hypersensitive to Dexamethasone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine Have an infection that affects the whole body Have ever had severe depression or manic depression (bipolar disorder) Have a cancer of the blood Have kidney, liver or heart problems Have high blood pressure or heart disease Have diabetes or there is a family history of diabetes Have thinning of the bones (osteoporosis) Have had muscle weakness with this or other steroids in the past Have raised eye pressure (glaucoma) Have a history of glaucoma Have a stomach (peptic) ulcer Have epilepsy Have migraines Have tuberculosis (TB) Have herpes infection of the eye

This injection will normally be given to you by a doctor or nurse If you use more OZURDEX 0.7MG If you think you have been given too much, tell your doctor immediately Symptoms of overdosage are: swelling of the throat, skin reaction, difficulty breathing

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Serious Feeling depressed, including thinking about suicide Feeling high (mania) or moods that go up and down Feeling anxious, having problems sleeping, difficulty in thinking or being confused and losing your memory Feeling, seeing or hearing things that do not exist, strange and frightening thoughts, changing how having feelings of being alone Skin rash or itching of the skin Indigestion, stomach ulcers and pain in stomach and back Pain, redness or swelling at the injection site (if the injection is into a joint) Increased appetite Irregular periods or absence of periods in women Eye disorders including cataracts and glaucoma, infections of the eye may become worse Osteoporosis (thinning of the bones)

Tell your doctor if you are taking, Medicines to treat heart and blood problems, high blood pressure Anticoagulants (used to prevent blood clots) Diuretics (used to treat heart problems) Rifampicin and rifabutin (used to treat infections) Phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbitone and primidone (used to treat epilepsy) Aspirin or phenylbutazone (used to control pain or lower inflammation) Medicines used to treat diabetes, lower potassium levels, myasthenia Aminoglutethimide (used to treat anti-cancer) Ephedrine (used to relieve symptoms of a blocked nose) Acetazolamide (used for glaucoma) Carbenoxolone (used for ulcers)

Storage Keep this medicine out of reach of children Store at a room temperature of 15-25°C