Latanoprost Viatris
Latanoprost Viatris is an eye drop medicine that lowers pressure inside the eye by helping fluid flow out naturally, used for glaucoma and high eye pressure in adults and children.
How to Use
Dosage
One drop into the affected eye(s) once a day.
Method
It is best to use the drops in the evening. Wash your hands, gently pull down your lower eyelid, and put one drop into your eye, being careful not to touch your eye with the bottle tip. Close your eye and press the inner corner of your eye for one minute. If you wear contact lenses, remove them before using the drops and wait 15 minutes before putting them back in. If you use other eye drops, wait at least 5 minutes between medicines.
Use Latanoprost Viatris only once a day; using it more often can make it less effective.
Possible Side Effects
- •Change in eye color (the colored part of your eye, the iris). This change may be permanent.
- •Redness of the eye.
- •Eye irritation (burning, itching, stinging, or feeling like something is in your eye).
- •Changes in eyelashes and hair around the eye (becoming darker, longer, thicker, or more numerous).
- •Eye surface problems such as irritation, damage, pain, swelling, dry eyes, blurry vision, light sensitivity, pink eye (conjunctivitis), inflammation of the colored part of the eye (uveitis/iritis), swelling of the retina, scarring on the eye surface, or a fluid-filled cyst in the iris.
- •Eyelid problems such as inflammation, swelling, skin reactions, darkening of eyelid skin, eyelashes growing in the wrong direction or an extra row of eyelashes.
- •Other physical effects like skin rash, severe skin itching, headache, dizziness, muscle and joint pain, nausea, vomiting, chest pain (including worsening in heart patients), heart palpitations, asthma (including worsening), shortness of breath, or sunken eyes.
- •Herpes simplex virus eye infection.
- •In children, common rare side effects include runny and itchy nose, and fever.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to latanoprost or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you or your child are going to have or have recently had eye surgery (like cataract surgery).
- Tell your doctor if you or your child have eye problems such as pain, irritation, inflammation, or blurry vision.
- Tell your doctor if you or your child have dry eyes.
- Tell your doctor if you or your child have severe or uncontrolled asthma.
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- If you wear contact lenses, remove them before applying the drops and wait 15 minutes before putting them back in. This medicine contains a preservative that can change the color of contact lenses.
- Do not drive or use machines if your vision becomes temporarily blurry after using the drops.
- Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant or breastfeeding unless your doctor tells you to.
Use in Elderly Patients
Suitable for older adults. Start and continue therapy under supervision by an ophthalmologist. May cause changes in iris pigmentation and excessive growth of eyelashes. (updated 4.12.2023)