Isopto (Carpine) Eye Drops 4%

Isopto Carpine Eye Drops Information

Isopto Eye Drops, of the chemical name Pilocarpine, is utilised in the treatment of the medical condition glaucoma. Isopto Carpine Eye Drops is a cholinergic drug. It may be utilised for treatment of other symptoms, as instructed by the physician.

Isopto Carpine Eye Drops Warnings

Please tell your physician about any other treatment that you might be following or any other medication that you might be taking.

Please tell your doctor if you experience one or more of the following:-

• Expecting a child
• Breast feeding
• Allergic reactions
• Any other illnesses

Your Isopto Carpine eye drops medication has been prescribed specifically for you and should not be given to any other person unless prescribed or indicated by the doctor.

It is possible that the Isopto Carpine eye drops are passed through the mother’s milk. Hence, the physician’s advice is needed before utilisation of Isopto Carpine eye drops with pregnant women or women who are breast feeding.

Isopto Carpine Eye Drops Drug Interactions

If you are taking other medications along with Isopto Carpine Eye Drops, it is possible that they might interfere with the effectiveness of Isopto Carpine eye drops.

You should inform your physician of all the other drugs you are taking, prescribed and non-prescribed.

Isopto Carpine Eye Drops Side Effects

Below are the Isopto Carpine side effects that will disappear during the Isopto Carpine therapy:-

• Eyesight complications – blurring, altered eyesight
• Headaches
• Itching of the eyes, watering of the eyes, involuntary twitching of the eyes

However, if the above Isopto Carpine side effects fail to disappear or become irritating, please get in touch with your doctor for treatment.

If you experience Isopto Carpine side effects which are not given on this page, please get in touch as soon as possible with your physician or chemist for medical treatment.

Isopto Carpine Eye Drops Overdose

If you feel that you might be experiencing an Isopto Carpine overdose, please get in touch urgently with a centre for poison control or an emergency room.

Possible indications of an Isopto Carpine overdose are:-

• Eyesight complications – blurring
• Symptoms of asthma
• A rise in the amount of saliva
• Temporary unconsciousness
• Anomalous heartbeats
• Feelings of nausea
• Throwing up
• A rise in perspiration
• Diarrhea

If Isopto Carpine is swallowed, there might be serious consequences. Seek medical treatment immediately in such situations.

Isopto Carpine Eye Drops Usage Guidelines

You should keep to the instructions given to you by your physician when using Isopto Carpine.

Isopto Carpine should be utilised as follows:

• Clean your hands properly
• Lean your head backwards
• Using your index finger, apply slight pressure to your lower eyelid and pull it down and away from your eye. This movement should be done very gently and lead to a little pocket shape between the lid and the eye
• Apply Isopto Carpine into the little pocket created between the eye and the lid and slowly close your eyes
• After application of Isopto Carpine use your index finger to put pressure on the corner of your eye for a period of one or two minutes (the corner of the eye on the inside, close to the bridge of the nose). During this period, you should keep your eyes closed and should not blink.
• Using a hygienic tissue, wipe away surplus Isopto Carpine medication from your eye. Avoid touching the inside of your eye.
• Clean your hands to make sure that any Isopto Carpine, which might have contaminated your skin, is washed away

You should avoid touching the end of the Isopto Carpine applicator. It should not come into contact with any surface, even that of your eye. This is necessary to ensure that the applicator is not contaminated with germs.

If you have failed to take an Isopto Carpine dosage, do so as soon as you realise. However, if it almost time for the next Isopto Carpine dosage, then do not take the missed Isopto Carpine dosage and return to your normal Isopto Carpine dosage schedule.

Do not take 2 Isopto Carpine dosages simultaneously to make up for the missed dosage.

Storing Isopto Carpine Eye Drops

Keep the Isopto Carpine Eye Drops in a place which is out of the reach of children. The Isopto Carpine eye drops should be kept at room temperature in an area which is protected from excess heat and direct light.

Make sure that the Isopto Carpine eye drops container is closed tightly after each administration.

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