Monoprost
Monoprost eye drops reduce high eye pressure by helping fluid drain from the eye, treating conditions like open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
How to Use
Dosage
One drop in the affected eye(s) once a day.
Method
Apply one drop to the affected eye(s) in the evening. If you wear contact lenses, remove them before applying the drops and wait 15 minutes before reinserting. Wash your hands, tilt your head back, pull down your lower eyelid, place the tip close to your eye without touching it, squeeze one drop, close your eye, and press the inner corner of your eye for one minute.
Do not use more than once a day as this may reduce the medicine's effect.
Possible Side Effects
- •Gradual change in eye color, often to more brown, due to increased pigment in the colored part of the eye (iris).
- •Red eyes.
- •Eye irritation (burning, gritty feeling, itching, stinging, or feeling like something is in the eye).
- •Gradual changes in eyelashes and fine hair around the treated eye, such as darkening, lengthening, thickening, and increasing in number.
- •Irritation or damage to the surface of the eye.
- •Eyelid inflammation (blepharitis).
- •Eye pain.
- •Light sensitivity (photophobia).
- •Inflammation of the conjunctiva (conjunctivitis).
- •Swollen eyelids.
- •Dry eyes.
- •Inflammation or irritation of the eye surface (keratitis).
- •Blurred vision.
- •Inflammation of the colored middle layer of the eye (uveitis).
- •Swelling of the retina (macular edema).
- •Rash.
- •Chest pain (angina pectoris) and awareness of heartbeats (palpitations).
- •Asthma and shortness of breath (dyspnea).
- •Chest pain.
- •Headache and dizziness.
- •Muscle and joint pain.
- •Nausea and vomiting.
- •Inflammation of the iris (iritis).
- •Symptoms indicating swelling or damage to the eye surface.
- •Swelling around the eyes (periorbital edema).
- •In-growing eyelashes or an extra row of eyelashes.
- •Fluid-filled sac in the colored part of the eye (iris cyst).
- •Skin reactions on the eyelids, darkening of the eyelid skin.
- •Worsening of asthma symptoms.
- •Severe skin itching.
- •Development of an eye infection caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV).
- •Worsening of chest pain (angina pectoris) in patients with heart disease.
- •Sunken eyes (deepening of the eyelid crease).
Important Warnings
- Do not use Monoprost if you are allergic to latanoprost or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you are going to have or have had eye surgery (including cataract surgery).
- Tell your doctor if you have other eye problems like pain, irritation, inflammation, or blurred vision.
- Tell your doctor if you have severe or poorly controlled asthma.
- If you wear contact lenses, remove them before using Monoprost eye drops and wait 15 minutes before putting them back in.
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- Tell your doctor if you have or have had an eye infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
- Do not use Monoprost if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Monoprost may cause blurred vision. Do not drive or operate machinery until your vision is clear again.
- Monoprost contains an ingredient (hydrogenated macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate) that may cause skin reactions.
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)