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• The fluocinolone ophthalmic implant is surgically placed into the eye. If both eyes will be treated, the implants will most likely be placed at two separate times, to decrease your risk of infection in both eyes at the same time.
• Till receiving the implant, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have glaucoma, herpes simplex or another eye infection, or if you have recently had cataract surgery.
• Do not use any eye medications that your doctor has not prescribed.
• Fluocinolone ophthalmic implant can reason dizziness or blurred vision. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.
• For the first 1 to 4 weeks after receiving the implant, you may have a temporary decrease in vision. Call your doctor if your vision does not return to usual after 4 weeks. Fluocinolone ophthalmic implant will not correct vision problems (such as near-sightedness or far-sightedness) that you had till receiving the implant.
• The placement of the fluocinolone ophthalmic implant may magnify your risk of developing cataracts and eventually needing cataract surgery. Conversation with your doctor if you have concerns about this risk.
• Fluocinolone is in a group of drugs called corticosteroids. It prevents the release of substances in the body that reason inflammation.
• Fluocinolone ophthalmic (for the eye) implant is used to treat inflammation within the eye that may be caused by a variety of illness or infections. The implant slowly releases fluocinolone into the eye over a period of approximately 30 months. Fluocinolone will not treat an eye infection.
• Fluocinolone ophthalmic implant may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to fluocinolone, or if you have:
· a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection of your eye; or
· a history of allergy to a steroid medicine.
• If you have determined conditions, you may need particular trials or another medications after receiving a fluocinolone implant. Speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
· glaucoma;
· herpes simplex or another eye infection; or
· if you have recently had cataract surgery.
• The placement of the fluocinolone ophthalmic implant may magnify your risk of developing cataracts and eventually needing cataract surgery. Conversation with your doctor if you have concerns about this risk.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether the fluocinolone ophthalmic implant is deleterious to an unborn child if you receive the implant while you are pregnant. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the 30 months after you receive the implant.
• It is not known whether fluocinolone from the ophthalmic implant passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not receive this implant without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• This implant is surgically placed into the eye. If both eyes will be treated, the implants will most likely be placed at two separate times, to decrease your risk of infection in both eyes at the same time.
• Your doctor may prescribe another medications to help control the pressure internal your eyes. Heighten pressure internal the eye (also called ocular hypertension) can hurt the optic nerve and lead to permanent blindness.
• You may need to use the medications to control pressure internal your eyes for different weeks after receiving the fluocinolone ophthalmic implant. Be certain to use this medicine as directed by your doctor to avoid complications or needing further surgical procedures to control ocular hypertension.
• To be certain the implant is helping your condition and is not causing deleterious effects, your eyes will need to be checked on a regular basis. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
• Since the fluocinolone ophthalmic implant is surgically put into seat, you will not be on a dosing schedule for this medication.
• If you are taking medicine to control pressure internal your eyes and you miss a doze, take the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, skip the missed doze and take the medication at your following regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• An overdose of fluocinolone is unlikely to occur with the ophthalmic implant.
• Do not use any eye medications that your doctor has not prescribed.
• Fluocinolone ophthalmic implant can reason dizziness or blurred vision. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.
• Avoid wearing contact lenses after receiving the fluocinolone ophthalmic implant unless your doctor has told you to.
• For the first 1 to 4 weeks after receiving the implant, you may have a temporary decrease in vision. Call your doctor if your vision does not return to usual after 4 weeks. Fluocinolone ophthalmic implant will not correct vision problems (such as near-sightedness or far-sightedness) that you had till receiving the implant.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· sudden vision loss, eye pain or redness;
· bleeding, oozing, or crusting of your eyes;
· cloudiness in the pupils or iris of your eyes;
· seeing flashes of easy, halos near lights, or "floaters" in your vision; or
· tunnel vision, problems with peripheral (side) vision.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· swelling of the eyelids;
· mild eye irritation;
· dry or watery eyes;
· itching, mild skin rash;
· the feeling that something is in your eye;
· headache, dizziness;
· runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, fever, cough;
· nausea, vomiting; or
· back pain, joint or muscle pain.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till using this medicine, speak your doctor if you are using any another steroid medications, including:
· nasal or inhaled steroids such as budesonide (Pulmicort, Rhinocort, Symbicort), flunisolide (AeroBid, Nasarel), fluticasone (Advair, Flonase, Flovent), mometasone (Asmanex, Nasonex), or triamcinolone (Azmacort); or
· steroid medicine taken by mouth such as betamethasone (Celestone), budesonide (Entocort), dexamethasone (Decadron, Hexadrol), fludrocortisone (Florinef), hydrocortisone (Cortef, Hydrocortone), prednisone (Deltasone, Meticorten, Orasone, others), methylprednisolone (Medrol), triamcinolone (Aristocort).
• There may be another drugs that can affect fluocinolone ophthalmic implant. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor can provide more information about fluocinolone ophthalmic implant written for health professionals that you may read.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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