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• Do not touch the dropper to any surface, including your eyes or hands. The dropper is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could reason an infection in your eye.
• Do not wear contact lenses during treatment with pemirolast ophthalmic if your eyes are red. If you wear soft contact lenses, and your eyes are not red, wait at least 10 minutes after using pemirolast ophthalmic till inserting your contact lenses.
• Pemirolast is an anti-allergic medicine. It inhibits processes in the body that reason allergic symptoms after exposure to an allergen.
• Pemirolast ophthalmic is used to treat ocular (eye) symptoms of allergic conditions, such as itching.
• Pemirolast ophthalmic may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use pemirolast ophthalmic if you have a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection in your eye unless you are also receiving proper anti-infective treatment.
• Pemirolast ophthalmic is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether pemirolast ophthalmic will harm an unborn child. Do not use pemirolast ophthalmic without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether pemirolast passes into breast milk. Do not use pemirolast ophthalmic without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Pemirolast ophthalmic is not authorized for use by children younger than 3 years of age.
• Use pemirolast eye drops 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 your eye drops.
• To apply the eye drops:
· Tilt your head back slightly and pull down on your lower eyelid. Position the dropper above your eye. Look up and away from the dropper. Squeeze out a drop and close your eye. Apply gentle pressure to the internal corner of your eye (near your nose) for about 1 minute to prevent the liquid from draining down your tear duct. If you are using more than one drop in the same eye, repeat the process with about 5 minutes between drops. Repeat the process in your another eye if directed to do so by your doctor.
• Do not touch the dropper to any surface, including your eyes or hands. The dropper is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could reason an infection in your eye.
• Do not wear contact lenses during treatment with pemirolast ophthalmic if your eyes are red, unless otherwise directed by your doctor. If you wear soft contact lenses, and your eyes are not red, wait at least 10 minutes after using pemirolast ophthalmic till inserting your contact lenses.
• Do not use any eye drop that is discolored or has particles in it.
• Store pemirolast 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 your following regularly scheduled doze, skip the missed doze and apply the following one as directed. Do not use a double doze of this medication.
• An overdose of this medicine is unlikely to occur. If you do suspect an overdose, call an abnormal room or poison control center around you. If the drops have been ingested (taken by mouth), call an abnormal center for advice.
• Do not touch the dropper to any surface, including your eyes or hands. The dropper is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could reason an infection in your eye.
• Do not wear contact lenses during treatment with pemirolast ophthalmic if your eyes are red, unless otherwise directed by your doctor. If you wear soft contact lenses, and your eyes are not red, wait at least 10 minutes after using pemirolast ophthalmic till inserting your contact lenses.
• Do not use another eye medications during treatment with pemirolast ophthalmic without first talking to your doctor.
• Serious side effects are not expected with pemirolast ophthalmic.
• Commonly, some burning, irritation, itching, dry eyes, or another eye discomfort 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 medications during treatment with pemirolast ophthalmic without first talking to your doctor.
• Drugs another than those listed here may also interact with pemirolast ophthalmic. Conversation to your doctor and pharmacist till taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines.
• Your pharmacist has additional information about pemirolast 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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