Antiglaucoma Agents, Cholinergic, Long-acting : Before Using

Antiglaucoma Agents, Cholinergic, Long-acting - Ophthalmic

Antiglaucoma Agents, Cholinergic, Long-acting *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

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 demecarium, echothiophate, or isoflurophate, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to demecarium, echothiophate, or isoflurophate. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives.

Pregnancy care

Because of the toxicity of these medication in general, demecarium, echothiophate and isoflurophate are not recommended during pregnancy.

Breast-feeding problem

Demecarium, echothiophate and isoflurophate may be absorbed into the body. These medication are not recommended during breast-feeding, because they may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies. It may be necessary for you to use another drug or to stop breast-feeding during treat. Be sure you have discussed the chance and benefits of the drug with your family doctor.

Use for Children

Demecarium, echothiophate, or isoflurophate can cause serious side effects in any patient. When this drug is using for a long time, eye cysts may occur. These eye cysts occur more often in child than in adults. Therefore, it is especially important that you discuss with the child's family doctor the good that this drug may do as well as the chance of using it.

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 or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of these medication in the elderly with use in other age groups. However, demecarium, echothiophate, or isoflurophate can cause serious side effects in any patient.

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. When you are taking demecarium, echothiophate, or isoflurophate, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Amantadine - Symmetrel
Anticholinergics - drug for abdominal or stomach spasms or cramps
Antidepressants - drug for depression
Antidyskinetics - drug for Parkinson's disease or other conditions effecting control of muscles
Antihistamines
Antimyasthenics - ambenonium " Mytelase ", neostigmine " Prostigmin ", pyridostigmine " Mestinon "
Antipsychotics - drug for mental illness
Buclizine - Bucladin
Carbamazepine - Tegretol
Cyclizine - Marezine
Cyclobenzaprine - Flexeril
Disopyramide - Norpace
Flavoxate - Urispas
Ipratropium - Atrovent
Meclizine - Antivert
Methylphenidate - Ritalin
Orphenadrine - Norflex
Oxybutynin - Ditropen
Procainamide - Pronestyl
Promethazine - Phenergan
Quinidine - Quinidex
Trimeprazine - Temaril May increase the possibility of side effects or toxic effects; use of these medication with demecarium, echothiophate, or isoflurophate is not recommended except under close supervision by your doct

Malathion - topical - Prioderm May increase the possibility of side effects or toxic effects, especially if large amounts of malathion are using

Pesticides or insecticides Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have been exposed recently to pesticides or insecticides.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of demecarium, echothiophate, or isoflurophate. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Asthma
Epilepsy
Heart disease
High or low blood pressure - severe
Myasthenia gravis
Overactive thyroid
Parkinsonism
Stomach ulcer or other stomach problems
Urinary tract blockage If this drug is absorbed into the body, it may make the condition worse

Down's syndrome - mongolism This drug may cause these children to become hyperactive

Eye disease or problems - other May increase absorption of this drug into the body or this drug may make the condition worse