Xyprost TM Eye Drops 3ml

Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you Are allergic to Bimatoprost, Timolol, beta-blockers or any of the other ingredients of XYPROST TM Have respiratory problems such as asthma, severe chronic obstructive bronchitis Have heart problems such as low heart rate, heart block, or heart failure Have low blood pressure, poor blood circulation disease Have overactivity of the thyroid gland Have diabetes Have liver or kidney problem Have eye surface problem Have known risk factors for macular oedema (swelling of the retina within the eye leading to worsening vision)

Always use XYPROST TM exactly as your doctor has told you The usual dose is one drop once a day, either in the morning or in the evening in each eye that needs treatment Use at the same time each day Instructions for use Wash your hands Tilt your head back and look at the ceiling Gently pull down the lower eyelid until there is a small pocket Turn the bottle upside down and squeeze it to release one drop into each eye that needs treatment Let go of the lower lid, and close your eye While keeping the eye closed, press your finger against the corner of the closed eye (the site where the eye meets the nose) and hold for 2 minutes This helps to stop XYPROST TM getting into the rest of the body If a drop misses your eye, try again To avoid contamination, do not let the tip of the bottle touch your eye or anything else Put the cap back on and close the bottle straight after you have used it If you use XYPROST TM with another eye medicine, leave at least 5 minutes between putting in XYPROST TM and the other medicine If you use more XYPROST TM If you use more XYPROST TM than you should, it is unlikely to cause you any serious harm Put your next dose in at the usual time Contact your doctor If you forget to use XYPROST TM If you forget to use XYPROST TM, use a single drop as soon as you remember, and then go back to your regular routine Do not use a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose If you stop using XYPROST TM Do not stop XYPROST TM unless told by your doctor

Like all medicines, XYPROST TM can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them < Burning, itching, stinging, irritation of the conjunctiva (see-through layer of the eye) Sensitivity to light, eye pain, sticky eyes, dry eyes, a feeling of something in the eye Small breaks in the surface of the eye with or without inflammation, difficulty in seeing clearly, redness of the eyelids Hair growing around the eye Darkening of the eyelids, darker skin color around the eyes, longer eyelashes, eye irritation,watery eyes, swollen eyelids, reduced vision

Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines Other eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma Medicines to lower blood pressure Medicines to treat diabetes Quinidine used to treat heart conditions and some types of malaria Fluoxetine and Paroxetine used to treat depression

Keep XYPROST TM out of reach of children Do not use XYPROST TM after the expiry date Store at room temperature of (15-25°C) Once opened, solutions may become contaminated, which can cause eye infections Therefore, you must throw away the bottle 4 weeks after you first opened it, even if some solution is left