Naphazoline eye drops
What Naphazoline is used for:
- Naphazoline is a decongestant used for temporary relief of redness of the eye due to minor eye irritations and ease allergy signs.
Do not take Naphazoline if:
- Hypersensitivity to Naphazoline
- You are suffering from glaucoma, serious eye diseases or who have had previous eye surgery.
Warnings & Precautions:
- Not to be used by contact lens wearers whilst wearing lenses.
- If you are being treated for high blood pressure, depression, heart disease, diabetes or increased thyroid activity consult your doctor before using the drops.
- Discard any eye drops remaining 28 days after opening the container.
- Continued use of this product may increase redness of the eye.
- If you experience eye pain, changes in vision or continued redness of the eye, or if the condition worsens or persists for more than 24 hours consult a doctor.
- If the solution changes colour or becomes cloudy do not use.
Possible Side Effects:
- Transient irritation
- Stinging may occur
- Other medicines and Naphazoline
- Tell your doctor or pharmacist about all medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.
- It may interact with other topically applied autonomic drugs used in the treatment of glaucoma.
- It may interact with monoamine oxidase inhibitors and should not be used by patients receiving such treatment or within 14 days of ceasing therapy.
- It may reverse the antihypertensive action of drugs used in the treatment of hypertension.
- There may be an increased risk of arrhythmias in patients receiving cardiac glycosides (digoxin) , quinidine or tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, desipramine)
How to take Naphazoline:
- Adults, children over 12 years and the elderly: one to two drops into the corner of each eye.
- For topical application to the eye.
- Gently squeeze the drops in the corner of the eye.
- Do not use more than 4 times daily.
How to store Naphazoline:
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Store below 25 degrees
- Do not freeze