Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Nonsteroidal : Before Using

Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Nonsteroidal - Ophthalmic

Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Nonsteroidal *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For ophthalmic anti-inflammatory medication, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to one of the ophthalmic anti-inflammatory medication or other serious reactions, especially asthma or wheezing, runny nose, or hives, to any of the following medication:

Aspirin or other salicylates
Diclofenac - Voltaren
Diflunisal - Dolobid
Etodolac - Lodine
Fenoprofen - Nalfon
Floctafenine - Idarac
Flurbiprofen, oral - Ansaid
Ibuprofen - Motrin
Indomethacin - Indocin
Ketoprofen - Orudis
Ketorolac - Toradol
Meclofenamate - Meclomen
Mefenamic acid - Ponstel
Nabumetone - Relafen
Naproxen - Naprosyn
Oxyphenbutazone - Tandearil
Phenylbutazone - Butazolidin
Piroxicam - Feldene
Sulindac - Clinoril
Suprofen - Suprol
Tenoxicam - Mobiflex
Tiaprofenic acid - Surgam
Tolmetin - Tolectin
Zomepirac - Zomax

Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Although studies on birth defects have not been done in pregnant women after use of these medication in the eye, ophthalmic anti-inflammatory medication have not been reported to cause birth defects or other problems. Studies have been done in pets receiving anti-inflammatory medication by mouth in amounts that are much greater than the amounts using in the eye. These medication did not cause birth defects in these studies. However, they decreased the weight or slowed the growth of the fetus and causing other, more serious, harmful effects on the fetus when they were given in amounts that were large enough to cause harmful effects in the mother. Always when these medication were given to pets late in pregnancy, they increased the length of pregnancy or prolonged labor.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether any of these medication pass into the breast milk after they are placed in the eye. Diclofenac, indomethacin, and suprofen pass into the breast milk when they are are taken by mouth. It is not known whether flurbiprofen passes into the breast milk when it is taken by mouth. However, these medication have not been shown to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

These medication have been studied only in adults, and there is no special info about their use in child.

Elderly care

These medication have been tested and have not been shown 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. Tell your health care professional if you are using 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 these medication. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Hemophilia or other bleeding problems The possibility of bleeding may be increased
Viral eye infection - epithelial herpes simplex keratitis, or a history of having a viral eye infection It is possible that a current infection could be made worse or an old infection could return
Use of soft contact lenses Eye irritation, such as redness and burning of the eyes, may occur