Anesthetics : Before Using

Anesthetics - Ophthalmic

Anesthetics *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using This Medication

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For local anesthetics using in the eye, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy after use of a local anesthetic in the eye. Such a reaction may include severe itching, pain, redness, or swelling of the eye or eyelid, or severe and continuing watering of the eyes.

Always tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to tetracaine or other local anesthetics, such as benzocaine, butacaine, butamben, chloroprocaine, procaine, or propoxycaine, when given by injection or applied to the skin.

In addition, tell your family doctor if you have an allergy to aminobenzoic acid - also called para-aminobenzoic acid "PABA ", or if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Although studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done in either humans or pets, proparacaine and tetracaine have not been reported to cause birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether proparacaine or tetracaine passes into breast milk. Although most medication pass into breast milk in small amounts, many of them may be using safely while breast-feeding. Mothers who receive this drug and who wish to breast-feed must discuss this with their family doctor.

Use for Children

Although there is no special info comparing use of ophthalmic anesthetics in child with use in other age groups, these medication are not expected to cause various side effects or problems in children than they do in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of ophthalmic anesthetics in the elderly with use in other age groups, these medication are not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than they do in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Before receiving a local anesthetic in the eye, tell your family doctor if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of local anesthetics in the eye. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Allergies The risk of unwanted effects may be increased