Timoptol 0.5% w/v Eye Drops Solution

Land: Storbritannien

Språk: engelska

Källa: myHealthbox

Aktiva substanser:

timolol maleate

Tillgänglig från:

Santen Oy

ATC-kod:

S01ED01

INN (International namn):

timolol maleate

Dos:

0.5% w/v

Läkemedelsform:

Eye drops solution.

Administreringssätt:

ocular route

Enheter i paketet:

5 ml of solution.

Receptbelagda typ:

POM - Prescription Only Medicine

Tillverkad av:

Laboratories Merck Sharp & Dohme

Terapeutisk grupp:

Antiglaucoma preparations and miotics, Beta blocking agents, Timolol, combinations

Terapeutiska indikationer:

'Timoptol' Eye Drops Solution is a beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agent used topically in the reduction of elevated intra-ocular pressure in various conditions including following: patients with ocular hypertension; patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma including aphakic patients; some patients with secondary glaucoma.

Bemyndigande status:

Authorised

Tillstånd datum:

2015-07-31

Bipacksedel

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Dimensions (mm): 
160 x 315
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
TIMOPTOL® 0.25% W/V EYE DROPS SOLUTION 
TIMOPTOL®

0.5% W/V EYE DROPS SOLUTION
TIMOLOL (AS MALEATE)
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.
IN THIS LEAFLET: 
1.  What Timoptol is and what it is used for
2.  Before you use Timoptol 
3.  How to use Timoptol 
4.  Possible side effects
5.  How to store Timoptol 
6.  Further information
1.  WHAT TIMOPTOL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Timoptol contains a substance called timolol which belongs to a group
of medicines called beta-blockers. 
Timolol lowers the pressure in your eye(s). It is used to treat
glaucoma, when the pressure in the eye is raised. 
2.  BEFORE YOU USE TIMOPTOL 
DO NOT USE TIMOPTOL IF:
•  you are allergic (hypersensitive) to timolol, beta-blockers or
any of the other ingredients of Timoptol 
(see section 6 for Further Information)
•  you have now or have had in the 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)
•  you have heart problems
•  slow heart beat
•  disorders of heart rhythm (irregular heart beats)
•  heart failure
-  “cardiogenic shock” – a serious heart condi

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