Fixopost
Fixopost eye drops lower eye pressure, which helps prevent vision loss.
Form
silmätipat, liuos, kerta-annospakkaus
Strength
50 mikrog/ml + 5 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Latanoprost
Manufacturer
Laboratoires Thea
How to Use
Dosage
One drop in the affected eye(s) once daily.
Method
Wash your hands. Remove contact lenses before use and wait 15 minutes before putting them back in. Open a single-dose container, put one drop in the affected eye(s), and press the inner corner of your eye for 2 minutes. Discard the container immediately after use.
Important
Maximum one drop once a day. Do not use more often than once daily, as it may reduce the medicine's effectiveness.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Changes in eye color (your eye may become browner).
- •Eye irritation (burning, gritty feeling, itching, stinging) and eye pain.
RARE
- •Headache.
- •Redness, eye infection, blurred vision, watery eyes, eyelid inflammation.
- •Skin rash or severe itching.
- •Nausea, vomiting.
- •Eye virus infection (herpes).
- •Severe allergic reactions, such as swelling of the face and throat, rash, itching, and difficulty breathing.
- •Low blood sugar.
- •Dizziness.
- •Insomnia, depression, nightmares, memory problems, or hallucinations.
- •Fainting, stroke, numbness, or tingling.
- •Swelling at the back of the eye, fluid in the iris, sensitivity to light, sunken eyes.
- •Dry eyes, double vision, drooping eyelid, cornea damage.
- •Darkening of skin around the eyes, changes in eyelashes (thicker, longer), swelling around the eye, surface damage to the eye.
- •Ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
- •Chest pain, slow or irregular heartbeat, palpitations, swelling (fluid retention), heart attack, heart failure.
- •Low blood pressure, poor circulation (cold hands and feet, numbness in fingers and toes).
- •Shortness of breath, cough, worsening asthma.
- •Taste disturbance, diarrhea, dry mouth, stomach pain.
- •Hair loss, rash (psoriasis-like or worsening psoriasis).
- •Joint or muscle pain, muscle weakness, fatigue.
- •Sexual dysfunction, decreased libido.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to any of the ingredients.
- Tell your doctor if you have or have had lung disease, such as asthma or severe chronic bronchitis.
- Tell your doctor if you have severe heart problems or irregular heartbeat.
- This medicine may blur your vision temporarily. Do not drive or use machines until your vision is clear.
- Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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- If you use other eye drops, wait at least 5 minutes between using Fixopost and other drops.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category C
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Start and continue therapy under supervision by an ophthalmologist. Consider systemic adverse effects. Consider potential interactions. (updated 4.12.2023)