Cequa
Cequa eye drops contain ciclosporin, which helps reduce inflammation and treat moderate to severe dry eye when other treatments haven't worked well enough.
How to Use
Dosage
One drop in each affected eye, twice a day, about 12 hours apart.
Method
Wash your hands. If you wear contact lenses, take them out before using the drops and wait 15 minutes before putting them back in. Open the foil pouch, take out one single-dose container, and put the rest back in the pouch. Twist off the top of the container. Pull down your lower eyelid. Tilt your head back and look up. Gently squeeze one drop into your eye without touching your eye with the tip. Blink a few times to spread the medicine. After putting in the drop, press the inner corner of your eye near your nose for about 2 minutes. Throw away the used single-dose container right after use.
Do not use more than one drop per eye, twice daily.
Possible Side Effects
- •Pain or discomfort when you first put the drops in your eye.
- •Eye redness.
- •Eye irritation.
- •Watery eyes.
- •Increased watery eyes.
- •Increased sensitivity to light (photophobia).
- •Eye pain.
- •Swelling of the conjunctiva (white part of the eye).
- •Inflammation of the eyelid edges.
- •Inflammation of the eye and skin around the eye.
- •Headache.
- •Throat irritation.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to ciclosporin or any other ingredient in Cequa.
- Do not use if you have or have had cancer in or around your eye.
- Do not use if you have an eye infection.
- Tell your doctor if you have had an eye infection caused by herpes that damaged your cornea.
- Tell your doctor if you are using steroid eye drops or medicines for glaucoma.
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- Remove contact lenses before use and wait 15 minutes before reinserting them.
- Cequa is not for children or teenagers under 18 years old.
- Wait at least 15 minutes after using other eye drops before using Cequa.
- Do not use Cequa if you are pregnant. If you could become pregnant, use birth control.
- If you are breastfeeding, talk to your doctor before using Cequa.
- Your vision may be blurry right after using Cequa. Wait until your vision clears before driving or operating machinery.