Taflotan
Taflotan eye drops are a medicine that lowers high pressure inside your eye, used to treat a serious eye condition called glaucoma and high eye pressure.
How to Use
Dosage
Use 1 drop in the affected eye(s) once daily in the evening.
Method
Wash your hands. Open a single-dose container by twisting off the top. Tilt your head back, pull down your lower eyelid, and drop one drop between the eyelid and the eye. Close your eye for about one minute and gently press the inner corner of your eye with your finger to stop the drop from draining. Wipe away any extra liquid from around your eye. Use only as eye drops; do not swallow.
Do not use more drops or use them more often than your doctor tells you. Using too much can make the medicine work less well.
Possible Side Effects
- •Headache
- •Itchy eyes
- •Eye irritation
- •Eye pain
- •Red eyes
- •Changes in eyelash length, thickness, and number
- •Dry eyes
- •Feeling of something in the eye
- •Changes in eyelash color
- •Red eyelids
- •Small inflamed spots on the eye surface
- •Sensitivity to light
- •Watery eyes
- •Blurred vision
- •Decreased sharpness of vision
- •Permanent change in iris color
- •Skin color change around eyes
- •Swollen eyelids
- •Tired eyes
- •Swelling of the conjunctiva (eye surface)
- •Eye discharge
- •Inflammation of eyelids
- •Signs of inflammation inside the eye
- •Discomfort in the eye
- •Staining of the conjunctiva
- •Small blisters on the conjunctiva
- •Allergic inflammation
- •Abnormal feeling in the eye
- •Unusual hair growth on eyelids
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to tafluprost or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Taflotan can make your eyelashes longer, thicker, darker, and more numerous, and can cause unusual hair growth on your eyelids.
- Taflotan may darken the skin around your eyes. Wipe off any extra liquid from your skin to reduce this risk.
- Taflotan can change your eye color (the colored part, the iris). If you only use Taflotan in one eye, that eye's color may permanently be different from the other eye's.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, liver problems, asthma, or other eye conditions.
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- If you might become pregnant, use effective birth control during Taflotan treatment. Do not use Taflotan if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Your vision might become blurry for a short time after you put in the eye drops. Do not drive or use machines until your vision is clear again.
- If you use other eye medicines, wait at least 5 minutes after putting in Taflotan eye drops before using the other medicine.
- Do not stop using Taflotan without asking your doctor. If you stop, the pressure in your eye will increase again and could cause permanent damage to your eye.
- If you have severe damage to the clear outer layer of your eye (cornea), the phosphates in this medicine can rarely cause cloudy patches on the cornea due to calcium build-up during treatment.
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)