Xalatan belongs to the group of medicines known as prostaglandin analogs. It works by increasing the natural outflow of fluid from inside the eye into the bloodstream.
Treatment with latanoprost reduced IOP levels by 22 to 39% more than treatment from 1 to 12 months. Latanoprost was more effective than timolol 0.5% twice daily in 3 of 4 large (n = 163-267) randomized, double-blind trials. Latanoprost demonstrated a stable long-term IOP reducing effect in 1- or 2-year continuations of these trials, with no signs of decreased effect during prolonged treatment.
Meta-analysis suggests that latanoprost is more effective than timolol in reducing IOP. However, it often causes the iris to pigment. While current evidence suggests that this pigmentation is benign, careful assessment of patients' lifetimes remains warranted.
Follow exactly the Xalatan instructions given by your doctor, or by the doctor treating your child. Ask your doctor, or the doctor treating your child, or the pharmacist if you have questions.
The recommended Xalatan Eye Drop dose for adults (including the elderly) and children is one drop in the eye or affected eyes once a day. It is preferable to be administered at night.
Do not use Xalatan more than once a day; The effectiveness of the treatment may decrease if it is administered more frequently.
Use Xalatan exactly as your doctor or your child's treating doctor has told you to until you stop.
Contact lens wearers
If you or your child wear contact lenses, you should remove them before using Xalatan. After application, you must wait 15 minutes before putting your contact lenses back on.
- Wash your hands and sit comfortably.
- Remove the outer protective cap (which can be discarded).
- Unscrew the inner protective cap. The stopper must be kept.
- Using your finger, gently separate the lower eyelid from the eye to be treated.
- Place the tip of the bottle close to but not touching the eye.
- Gently squeeze the bottle so that only one drop falls into the eye. Remove your finger from the lower eyelid.
- Press your finger to the end of the affected eye, near the nose. Exert pressure for 1 minute, keeping your eye closed.
- Repeat the operation on the other eye, if your doctor has told you to.
- After use, put the inner protective cap back on the bottle
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following are known side effects when using Xalatan:
Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 patients):
A gradual change in the color of the eyes by increasing the amount of brown pigment in the colored part of the eye known as the iris. If you have mixed-color eyes (blue-brown, gray-brown, yellow-brown, or green-brown), you are more likely to experience this change than if your eyes are single-colored (blue, gray, green, or brown). The change in eye color takes years to develop, although it can usually be seen after 8 months of treatment. The color change can be permanent and can be more striking if Xalatan is used only in one eye. The change in the color of the eye does not seem to be associated with the appearance of any problem. The change in eye color does not progress once treatment with Xalatan has been discontinued.
Redness of the eye.
Eye irritation (stinging sensation, grit feeling in the eye, itching, pain, and foreign body sensation in the eye). If you experience severe eye irritation that causes your eyes to water excessively or causes you to consider stopping treatment, contact your doctor, pharmacist,or nurse as soon as possible (within one week). You may require that your treatment be reviewed to ensure that you are receiving the appropriate treatment for your condition.
A gradual change in the eyelashes of the treated eye and the fine hair around the treated eye observed in most patients of Japanese origin. These changes include increased color (darkening), lengthening, thickening, an increased number of lashes.
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 patients):
- Irritation or erosion on the surface of the eye, inflammation of the eyelid (blepharitis)
- sensitivity to light (photophobia), conjunctivitis.
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 patients):
- Swelling of the eyelids, dry eye, inflammation or irritation of the surface of the eye (keratitis), blurred vision, inflammation of the colored part of the eye (uveitis), swelling of the retina (macular edema).
- Skin rash
- Chest pain (angina), feeling the heartbeat (palpitations).
- Asthma, difficulty breathing (dyspnea).
- Chest pain.
- Headache, dizziness.
- Muscle pain, joint pain.
Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 patients):
- Inflammation of the iris (iritis), symptoms of swelling or injury/damage to the surface of the eye, swelling around the eye (periorbital edema), deviated eyelashes or additional row of eyelashes, scarring of the surface of the eye, accumulation of fluid in the part discoloration of the eye (iris cyst), sensitivity to light (photophobia).
- Reactions on the skin of the eyelids, darkening of the skin of the eyelids.
- Worsening of asthma.
- Intense itching on the skin.
- Development of a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Very rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 patients):
Aggravation of angina in patients who also have heart problems, the appearance of sunken eyes (greater depth of the eyelid groove).
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