Brimonidine : Before Using

Brimonidine - Ophthalmic

Brand Names

Alphagan Brimonidine *** 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 ophthalmic brimonidine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

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

Pregnancy care

Brimonidine has not been studied in pregnant women. Studies in pets have shown that brimonidine crosses the placenta, but very high doses have not been shown to cause harmful effects in the fetus.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether brimonidine passes into human breast milk. However, it has been shown to pass into the milk of nursing pets.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds. There is no special info comparing use of brimonidine in children with use in other age groups.

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 brimonidine in the elderly with use in other age groups.

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 using brimonidine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Monoamine oxidase - MAO inhibitor activity - isocarboxazid " Marplan ", phenelzine " Nardil ", procarbazine " Matulane ", selegiline " Eldepryl ", tranylcypromine " Parnate " Brimonidine must not be taken while you are taking or within two weeks of taking monoamine oxidase - MAO inhibitors

Other Information for using

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

Heart or blood vessel disease
Low blood pressure Although very little ophthalmic brimonidine is absorbed into the body, there is a possibility that it could effect blood pressure

Kidney disease
Liver disease Higher blood levels of brimonidine may result

Mental depression Use of brimonidine may make this condition worse