Cosopt Eye Drop 5 ml

Description

What is Dorzolamide/ Timolol and what is used for:

• • This product consists of Dorzolamide and Timolol.

• • Dorzolamide is a medicine that belongs to a class of medicines known as “carbonic anhydrase inhibitors”.

• • It is used to lower elevated pressure in the eye and to treat glaucoma.

• • Timolol is a medicine that belongs to a class of medicines known as “Beta-blockers”.

• • This medicine is used to lower elevated pressure in the eye when a beta-blocker is not enough if given alone.

Do not use Dorzolamide/ Timolol:

• • If you are allergic to Dorzolamide/ Timolol or any of the ingredients in this medicine.

• • Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had.

• • If you have severe kidney problems, or a previous history of kidney stones.

• • If you suffer from excess blood acidity due to a chloride build-up in the blood.

• • If you have now or had in the past respiratory problems, such as asthma or severe chronic obstructive bronchitis (severe lung disease which may cause wheeziness, difficulty in breathing and/or long-standing cough).

• If you have heart failure, slow heart rate, or problems of heart rhythm.

How to store Dorzolamide/ Timolol:

• • Discard the bottle 4 weeks after its opening even if it is not empty and use a new bottle.

• • Write down the date at which you opened the bottle (for the first time) on the available space of the carton box.

• • Keep out of the reach of children and pets.

• • This eye drop does not require any specific temperature storage conditions.

• • Do not use beyond the expiry date mentioned on the box.

• • Keep away from light.

• • Do not dispose in the wastewater or household waste.
• Ask your pharmacist how you can dispose medicines you no longer need.