Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate

Krajina: Nový Zéland

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: Medsafe (Medicines Safety Authority)

Aktívna zložka:

Pilocarpine nitrate 2%;  ;  

Dostupné z:

Bausch & Lomb (NZ) Ltd

INN (Medzinárodný Name):

Pilocarpine nitrate 2%

Dávkovanie:

2 %

Forma lieku:

Eye drops, solution

Zloženie:

Active: Pilocarpine nitrate 2%     Excipient: Purified water

Počet v balení:

Single use dropper, 0.5ml, 20 dose units

Trieda:

Prescription

Typ predpisu:

Prescription

Výrobca:

Anidro do Brazil Extracoes S.A.

Terapeutické indikácie:

Pilocarpine is used as a miotic, for reversing the action of weaker mydriatics and in the emergency treatment of glaucoma.

Prehľad produktov:

Package - Contents - Shelf Life: Single use dropper, 0.5ml - 20 dose units - 30 months from date of manufacture stored at 2° to 8°C (Refrigerate, do not freeze) protect from light

Dátum Autorizácia:

1988-12-01

Príbalový leták

MINIMS
® PILOCARPINE
_Pilocarpine Nitrate Eye Drops _
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Minims Pilocarpine,
including how to use the eye drops.
It does not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
All medicines have benefits and
risks. Your doctor has weighed the
risks of you using Minims
Pilocarpine against the benefits they
expect it will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
USING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT MINIMS
PILOCARPINE IS USED FOR
Minims Pilocarpine is commonly
used at the end of an eye examination
to return the size of the pupil back to
normal.
It is also used to lower raised
pressure in the eye and to treat
glaucoma. Glaucoma is a condition
in which the pressure of fluid in the
eye may be high. However, some
people with glaucoma may have
normal eye pressure.
Glaucoma is usually caused by a
build up of the fluid which flows
through the eye. This build up
occurs because the fluid drains out of
your eye more slowly than it is being
pumped in. Since new fluid
continues to enter the eye, joining the
fluid already there, the pressure
continues to rise. This raised
pressure may damage the back of the
eye resulting in gradual loss of sight.
Damage can progress so slowly that
the person is not aware of this
gradual loss of sight. Sometimes
even normal eye pressure is
associated with damage to the back
of the eye.
There are usually no symptoms of
glaucoma. The only way of knowing
that you have glaucoma is to have
your eye pressure, optic nerve and
visual field checked by an eye
specialist or optometrist. If
glaucoma is not treated it can lead to
serious problems, including total
blindness. In fact, untreated
glaucoma is one of the most common
causes of blindness.
Although Minims Pilocarpine helps
control your glaucoma it does not
cure it.
For more information about
glaucoma, conta

Súhrn charakteristických

NEW ZEALAND DATA SHEET
1 MINIMS (Pilocarpine Nitrate), eye drops solution
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each 0.5 mL unit contains 10 mg Pilocarpine Nitrate.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Clear, colourless, sterile, single-use eye drops.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
Therapeutic Indications
Pilocarpine is used as a miotic, for reversing the action of weaker
mydriatics and in
the
emergency treatment of glaucoma.
4.2
Dose and Method of Administration
Adults (including the elderly) and children:
Instil dropwise into the eye according to the recommended dosage.
To induce miosis, one or
two drops should be used.
In cases of emergency treatment of acute narrow-angle glaucoma, one
drop should
be used
every five minutes until miosis is achieved.
4.3
Contraindications
Conditions where pupillary constriction is undesirable e.g. acute
iritis, pupillary block
glaucoma, acute uveitis, anterior uveitis, iridocyclitis, acute iritis
and some forms of
secondary glaucoma.
Hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation.
Patients with soft contact lenses should not use this preparation.
4.4
Special Warnings and Precautions for Use
Systemic reactions rarely occur when treating chronic simple glaucoma
at normal
doses.
However, in the treatment of acute closed-angle glaucoma the
possibility of
systemic reactions
must be considered because of the higher doses given. Caution is
particularly advised in
patients with acute heart failure, bronchial asthma, peptic
ulceration, hypertension, urinary
tract obstruction, Parkinson’s disease and corneal abrasions.
Retinal detachments have been caused in susceptible individuals and
those with pre-existing
retinal disease, therefore, fundus examination is advised in all
patients prior
to the initiation
of therapy.
Patients
with
chronic
glaucoma
on
long-term
pilocarpine
therapy
should
have
regular
monitoring of intraocular pressure and visual fields.
NEW ZEALAND DATA SHEET
Systemic absorption may be reduced by compressing the lacrimal sac at
the medial
canthus
for a minute during and followi