Levobunolol 0.5% eye drops

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Levobunolol hydrochloride

Available from:

Kent Pharma (UK) Ltd

ATC code:

S01ED03

INN (International Name):

Levobunolol hydrochloride

Dosage:

5mg/1ml

Pharmaceutical form:

Eye drops

Administration route:

Ocular

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 11060000

Patient Information leaflet

Package Leaflet: Information for the User
BETAGAN
® 0.5% W/V UNIT DOSE EYE DROPS, SOLUTION
(levobunolol hydrochloride)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to
others.
It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side
effects
not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

The name of your medicine is BETAGAN
®
0.5% w/v Unit Dose Eye
Drops, Solution but will be referred to as Betagan throughout the
remainder of this leaflet.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Betagan is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Betagan
3. How to use Betagan
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Betagan
6. Further information
1. WHAT BETAGAN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Betagan is an eye drop. It is used to treat GLAUCOMA by lowering the
pressure that builds up in the eye.
Your eyeball contains a watery liquid, which is constantly being
drained
out of the eye, and new liquid is made to replace this. Glaucoma can
occur when the liquid does not drain out quickly enough. This leads to
raised pressure within the eyeball which can eventually damage your
sight. Betagan works by reducing the production of liquid. This
reduces
the pressure inside the eye.
Betagan belongs to a group of medicines called beta blockers.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE BETAGAN
DO NOT USE BETAGAN IF

you are allergic to:
LEVOBUNOLOL
any other ingredients (see section 6 “Further information”)

you have or have had ASTHMA or other lung diseases (for example
severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)) where you
have difficulty breathing, wheezing or a chronic cough

you have or have had HEART PROBLEMS such as slow heart beat, heart
failure or heart beat disorders (irregular heart beat).
BETAGAN