Medicine Overview of Xalaprost Eye Drop
Xalaprost is a medicine used to reduce pressure in the eyes in people with glaucoma and ocular hypertension (high pressure in the eye). If the pressure in your eye is too high it can damage your sight, potentially leading to blindness. It works by helping fluid flow from inside the eye into the blood.
Xalaprost is suitable for adults and children and can be used by itself or in combination with other eye medicines to reduce pressure. Follow the instructions given by your doctor and use this medicine regularly to get the most benefit. If you stop using it, pressure in the eye could increase and damage your sight. Never use a bottle if the seal is broken before you use it for the first time. If you wear contact lenses, make sure you remove them before instilling and wait for at least 15 minutes before putting them back.
The most common side effects include eyelashes changes, eye pain and sensitivity to light. It may also cause blurred vision, dryness in the eye, a gradual change in color of the eye and other rare effects. If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor. Your doctor may be able to tell you ways of reducing or preventing some side effects or suggest another treatment. If your vision is blurred or you have other changes in sight for a time, do not drive until your vision is clear. This is usually a short-term side effect. Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, or if you are breastfeeding.
- Glaucoma
- Ocular hypertension
- Burning sensation in eye
- Conjunctival hyperemia
- Eye itching
- Eye pain
- Eyelash changes
- Foreign body sensation
- Itching
- Stinging in the eyes
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Xalaprost helps lower high pressure in the eye and reduces the risk of vision loss.
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For best results, put one drop once a day in the evening/night in the affected eye(s).
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Apply pressure on the corner of the eye (close to the nose) for about 1 minute, immediately after instilling the drop.
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Wait for at least 5-10 minutes before delivering the next medication in the same eye to avoid dilution.
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Remove contact lenses before using Xalaprost and allow at least 15 minutes before re-inserting them.
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Xalaprost may cause brown pigmentation of the iris. This discoloration may be permanent.
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Your eyelashes may become more dense and eyelid skin may darken. These changes should disappear after discontinuing Xalaprost.
Adult:
As 0.005% eye drop:
Instill 1 drop in affected eye once daily in every evening.
Safety and efficacy not established
Do not use within 5 min of thiomersal-containing preparations. Aphakia or pseudophakia with torn posterior lens cap or anterior chamber lenses; risk factors for cystoid macular oedema; brittle or severe asthma; history of intraocular inflammation; inflammatory, neovascular, angle-closure or congenital glaucoma; pregnancy, lactation. Remove contact lenses during use.
Lactation: not known whether distributed into milk; use with caution
>10%
Increase in brown pigmentation of the iris (15.5%),Blurred vision (5-15%),Burning and stinging (5-15%),Foreign body sensation (5-15%),Itching (5-15%),Punctate epithelial keratopathy (5-15%),Conjunctival hyperemia (5-15%)
1-10%
Upper respiratory tract infection/cold/flu (4%),Dry eye (1-4%),Excessive tearing (1-4%),Eye pain (1-4%),Lid crusting (1-4%),Lid edema (1-4%),Lid erythema (1-4%),Lid discomfort/pain (1-4%),Photophobia (1-4%),Chest pain/angina pectoris (1-2%),Muscle/joint/back pain (1-2%),Rash/allergic skin reactions (1-2%)
<1%
Conjunctivitis,Diplopia,Discharge from the eye
Frequency Not Defined
Dizziness,Headache
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