Country: Malta
Language: English
Source: Medicines Authority
TIMOLOL MALEATE
Rafarm S.A. 12, Korinthou Str., 15451 Neo Psihiko, Athens, Greece
S01ED01
TIMOLOL MALEATE 4 % (W/V)
EYE DROPS, SOLUTION
TIMOLOL MALEATE 4 % (W/V)
POM
OPHTHALMOLOGICALS
Withdrawn
2006-08-11
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET YESAN EYE DROPS 0.5 % YESAN 5.0 mg/ml (as timolol maleate 6.8mg/ml) PLEASE READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TO TAKE YOUR MEDICINE. Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have any further questions, please 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. This medicine will be called YESAN in this leaflet. IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What YESAN is and what is it used for 2. Before you use YESAN 3. How to use YESAN 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store YESAN 6. Further information 1. WHAT YESAN IS AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR The active ingredient timolol belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. YESAN is used to treat raised pressure of eye (intraocular pressure) which occurs in various conditions including glaucoma and ocular hypertension. 2. BEFORE YOU USE YESAN DO NOT USE: • if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to timolol maleate or beta-blockers or to any other ingredient of this medicine (see section 6. for more details). • if you have now or have had in 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). • if you have a slow heart beat, heart failure or disorders of heart rhythm (irregular heart beats) TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH Read the complete document
Page 1 of 10 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT YESAN Eye drops 0.5% 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Active Ingredient Timolol 5.0 mg/ml (as Timolol maleate 6.8 mg/ml) 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Eye drops, solution 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in conditions such as: - Ocular hypertension; - Chronic open-angle glaucoma (including aphakic patients); - Some cases of secondary glaucoma 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Adults and children over 12 years: recommended therapy is one drop of YESAN 0.5% Eye Drops in the affected eye(s) twice a day. Elderly: Dosage need not be modified for the elderly as there has been wide experience with the use of YESAN Eye Drops 0.5% in elderly patients. When using nasolacrimal occlusion or closing the eyelids for 2 minutes, the systemic absorption is reduced. This may result in a decrease in systemic side effects and an increase in local activity. Intraocular pressure should be reassessed approximately four weeks after starting treatment because response to YESAN Eye Drops 0.5% may take a few weeks to stabilise. Provided that intraocular pressure is maintained at satisfactory levels, many patients can then be placed on once daily therapy. If necessary, concomitant treatment with miotics, epinephrine and/or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors can be instituted. In order to prevent the active substance(s) from being washed out when additional ophthalmic medication is used, an interval of at least 10 minutes between each application is recommended. The use of two topical beta-adrenergic agents is not recommended. Transfer from Read the complete document