מדינה: אוסטרליה
שפה: אנגלית
מקור: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Betaxolol hydrochloride
Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
Betoptic S 0.25% CMI 1 BETOPTIC ® S EYE DROPS 0.25% _BETAXOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TO USE BETOPTIC S EYE DROPS. This leaflet has been written to answer some common questions about BETOPTIC S Eye Drops. It does not contain all of the available information and does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. In deciding to prescribe BETOPTIC S Eye Drops for you, your doctor has weighed the potential risks and the expected benefits of using this medicine. The information in this leaflet applies to BETOPTIC S Eye Drops only. This information does not apply to similar products, even if they contain the same ingredients. If you have any concerns about using BETOPTIC S Eye Drops ask your doctor or pharmacist. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT BETOPTIC S IS USED FOR BETOPTIC S Eye Drops contain the active ingredient betaxolol hydrochloride. Betaxolol hydrochloride belongs to a class of medicines known as “beta-adrenergic blocking agents”. Your doctor has prescribed BETOPTIC S Eye drops for you because the pressure within your eye(s), known as “intraocular pressure”, is higher than normal. This raised pressure may damage your eyesight and lead to a condition known as glaucoma. BETOPTIC S Eye Drops are used, either alone or in combination with other medicines, to lower the raised pressure within your eye(s). BETOPTIC S Eye Drops do this by reducing the קרא את המסמך השלם
PRODUCT INFORMATION BETOPTIC ® (BETAXOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE) EYE DROPS 0.5% BETOPTIC ® S (BETAXOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE) EYE DROPS 0.25% NAME OF THE DRUG BETOPTIC Eye Drops 0.5% and BETOPTIC S Eye Drops 0.25% contain betaxolol hydrochloride. The chemical structure of betaxolol hydrochloride is represented as: Empirical formula: C 18 H 29 N0 3 .HCl Molecular weight: 343.89 Chemical name: (±)-1-[p-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)ethyl]phenoxy]-3- (isopropylamino)-2-propanol hydrochloride. CAS Registry Number: 63659-19-8 DESCRIPTION BETOPTIC Eye Drops 0.5% and BETOPTIC S Eye Drops 0.25% contain the equivalent of 5 mg/mL and 2.5 mg/mL betaxolol, respectively. They have been formulated as sterile, multiple- dose products for topical ophthalmic use. BETOPTIC S Eye Drops 0.25% are presented as a sterile ophthalmic resin suspension, providing a clinically equivalent hypotensive effect to that seen with the sterile isotonic ophthalmic solution, BETOPTIC Eye Drops 0.5% (see Clinical Studies). Betaxolol hydrochloride, a white crystalline powder soluble in water, is a cardioselective beta-1- adrenergic receptor blocking agent. BETOPTIC Eye Drops 0.5% also contain benzalkonium chloride 0.1 mg/mL (preservative), disodium edetate, sodium chloride and purified water. BETOPTIC S Eye Drops 0.25% also contain benzalkonium chloride 0.1 mg/mL (preservative), mannitol, polystyrene sulfonate, Carbomer 934P, disodium edetate and purified water. PHARMACOLOGY Betaxolol hydrochloride is a cardioselective (beta-1-adrenergic) receptor blocking agent. Orally administered beta-adrenergic blocking agents reduce cardiac output in healthy subjects and patients with heart disease. In patients with s קרא את המסמך השלם