LATANOPROST GH latanoprost 50 micrograms/mL Eye drops, solution

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

Latanoprost

Available from:

Medis Pharma Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

Latanoprost

Patient Information leaflet

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LATANOPROST GH_ _
LATANOPROST EYE DROPS SOLUTION_ _
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
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WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common questions about LATANOPROST GH.
It does not contain all the available information. It does not take
the place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the
risks of you taking this medicine
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 LATANOPROST GH IS USED FOR
This medicine is 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. 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.
Latanoprost belongs to a group of medicines called_ _prostaglandin
agonists.
It lowers the pressure in the eye by allowing more fluid to flow out
from within your eye.
Although Latanoprost helps control your glaucoma it does not cure it.
So you must keep using it until
your doctor tells you to stop.
LATANOPROST GH is used, either alone or in combination with other eye
medicines, to lower raised
pressure
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