(LOE te PRED nol and TOE bra MYE sin off THAL mik) Brand: Zylet
• Do not touch the dropper to any surface, including the eyes or hands. The dropper is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could reason an infection in the eye.
• Contact your doctor if your symptoms get worse or if you do not see any improvement in the condition after 48 hours.
• If you wear contact lenses, remove them till applying loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic. Ask your doctor if contact lenses can be reinserted after application of the medicine. Loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic may contain a preservative (benzalkonium chloride), which may reason discoloration of contact lenses.
• Loteprednol is in a class of drugs called corticosteroids. Loteprednol inhibits processes in the body that reason inflammation (swelling). Tobramycin is an antibiotic.
• Loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic is used to treat eye inflammation caused by surgery, infection, allergies, and another conditions.
• Loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use tobramycin ophthalmic if you have a viral or fungal infection in the eye. It is used to treat infections caused by bacteria only.
• Loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic will be deleterious to an unborn child. Do not use this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic passes into breast milk. Do not use loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Use loteprednol and tobramycin eyedrops exactly as directed by your doctor. If you do not understand these directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you.
• Wash your hands till using the eyedrops.
• Do not use any eyedrop that is discolored or has particles in it.
• If you wear contact lenses, remove them till applying loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic. Ask your doctor if contact lenses can be reinserted after application of the medicine. Loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic may contain a preservative (benzalkonium chloride), which may reason discoloration of contact lenses.
• To apply the eyedrops:
· Shake the bottle to be certain the medication is well mixed. Tilt the head back slightly and pull down on the lower eyelid. Position the dropper above the eye. Look up and away from the dropper. Squeeze out the predesigned number of drops and close the eye. Apply gentle pressure to the internal corner of the eye (near the nose) for about 1 minute to prevent the liquid from draining down the tear duct. If you are using drops in both eyes, repeat the process in the another eye.
• Do not touch the dropper to any surface, including the eyes or hands. The dropper is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could reason an infection in the eye.
• Do not stop using this medicine suddenly if you have been using it for different weeks or more. Till stopping, your doctor may want to reduce the doze over different days to prevent side effects.
• Contact your doctor if your symptoms get worse or if you do not see any improvement in the condition after 48 hours.
• Your doctor may want you to have medical evaluations during treatment with loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic to monitor progress and side effects.
• Store loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the bottle properly capped.
• Apply the missed doze as soon as you remember. However, if it is nearly time for the following doze, skip the missed doze and apply the following regularly scheduled doze as directed. Do not use a double doze of this medication.
• An overdose of loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic is unlikely to threaten life.
• If an overdose is suspected, or if the drops have been ingested, contact an abnormal room or poison control center for advice.
• Do not touch the dropper or pipe opening to any surface, including your eyes or hands. The dropper or pipe opening is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could reason an infection in the eye.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing another hazardous activities. Tobramycin ophthalmic may reason blurred vision. If you experience blurred vision, avoid these activities.
• If you wear contact lenses, ask your doctor if you must wear them during treatment with tobramycin ophthalmic. After applying the medicine, wait at least 15 minutes till inserting contact lenses, unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
• Do not use another eye drops or medications during treatment with tobramycin ophthalmic unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
• Do not touch the dropper to any surface, including the eyes or hands. The dropper is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could reason an infection in the eye.
• If you wear contact lenses, remove them till applying loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic. Ask your doctor if contact lenses can be reinserted after application of the medicine. Loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic may contain a preservative (benzalkonium chloride), which may reason discoloration of contact lenses.
• If you experience a rare but serious allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or person; or hives) to loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic, stop using the medicine and search abnormal medical attention.
• Serious side effects are not likely to occur with the use of this medicine. Rarely, an magnify in the pressure internal of the eye, formation of cataracts, or perforation of the cornea have been reported. Conversation to your doctor about any possible side effects.
• More commonly, some eye burning, stinging, irritation, itching, redness, sensitivity to easy, or blurred vision may occur.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Do not use another eye drops or eye medications during treatment with loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic without first talking to your doctor.
• Drugs another than those listed here may also interact with loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic. Conversation to your doctor and pharmacist till taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal products.
• Your pharmacist has additional information about loteprednol and tobramycin ophthalmic 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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