Trusopt 2% solution eye drops 5 ml

  A valid prescription is a must for medicine dispense

Uses of Trusopt 2% eye drop 

• Trusopt is used to treat glaucoma (open angle type) and other eye illnesses (such as ocular hypertension) that cause excessive intraocular pressure. Reduced intraocular pressure aids in the prevention of blindness. This drug acts by reducing the volume of fluid in the eye. It is a member of the group of medications called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

Ingredients 

• Each mL of Trusopt 2% contains 20 mg dorzolamide (22.3 mg of dorzolamide hydrochloride).
• Inactive ingredients are hydroxyethyl cellulose, mannitol, sodium citrate dihydrate, sodium hydroxide (to adjust pH) and water for injection. Benzalkonium chloride 0.0075% is added as a preservative.

Therapeutic indications

•  As adjunctive therapy to beta-blockers
• As monotherapy in patients unresponsive to beta-blockers or in whom beta-blockers are contraindicated, (in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure, ocular hypertension, open-angle glaucoma, and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma.

How to use Trusopt Drops

• To apply eye drops, wash your hands first. To avoid contamination, do not touch the dropper tip or let it touch your eye or any other surface.
• The preservative that may be found in some products may be absorbed by contact lenses. If you wear contact lenses, remove them before using the eye drops with preservative. Wait at least 15 minutes after using this medication before putting in your contact lenses.
• If you are using another kind of eye medication (such as drops or ointments), wait at least 10 minutes before applying other medications. Use eye drops before eye ointments to allow the eye drops to enter the eye.

Do not use Trusopt if

• The seal around the cap is broken
• The bottle shows signs of tampering
• The expiry date on the pack has passed.
• If you use this medicine after the expiry date has passed, it may not work.

After using Trusopt

• Keep your eye drops in a cool, dry place where the temperature stays below 30°C.
• Do not store it or any other medicine in the bathroom or near a sink
• Do not leave it in the car or on window sills. Do not carry the eye drops in pockets of your clothes.
• Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines.
• Keep the eye drops away from direct light.
• Keep it where children cannot reach it.
• A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half meters above the ground is a good place to store medicines.
• Do not leave the lid off the bottle for any length of time to avoid contaminating the eye
  drops.