Teoptic 2% eye drops

País: Reino Unido

Idioma: inglés

Fuente: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredientes activos:

Carteolol hydrochloride

Disponible desde:

Dowelhurst Ltd

Código ATC:

S01ED05

Designación común internacional (DCI):

Carteolol hydrochloride

Dosis:

20mg/1ml

formulario farmacéutico:

Eye drops

Vía de administración:

Ocular

clase:

No Controlled Drug Status

tipo de receta:

Valid as a prescribable product

Resumen del producto:

BNF: 11060000

Información para el usuario

Package Leaflet: Information for the User
TEOPTIC
®
1% w/v Eye Drops,
Solution
TEOPTIC
®
2% w/v Eye Drops,
Solution
(carteolol hydrochloride)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TO USE THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may want to read it again.
•
If you have further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
•
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others.
It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as
yours.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
This
includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
Your medicine is called Teoptic 1% w/v Eye Drops, Solution or
Teoptic 2% w/v Eye Drops, Solution but will be referred to as Teoptic
throughout the remainder of this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Teoptic is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Teoptic
3. How to use Teoptic
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Teoptic
6. Contents of the pack and other information
Teoptic is available in two different strengths containing either 1%
or 2% of the
active ingredient, carteolol hydrochloride.
Carteolol hydrochloride is one of a group of drugs called
beta-blockers which
can help to reduce pressure in the eye. Teoptic is used to treat
conditions such
as glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye).
DO NOT USE TEOPTIC:
•
if you are allergic to carteolol hydrochloride, beta-blockers or to
any of the
other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6.)
•
if you have now or have had in past respiratory problems such as
asthma,
severe chronic obstructive bronchitis (severe lung disease which may
cause
wheeziness, difficulty in breathing and/or long-standing cough)
•
if you have a slow heart beat, heart failure or disorders of heart
rhythm
(irregular heart beats).
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Before you use this medicine, tell your doctor if you have now or have
had in
the past
•
coronary heart disease (