Dorzolamide : Before Using

Dorzolamide - Ophthalmic

Brand Names

Trusopt Dorzolamide *** 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 dorzolamide, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to ophthalmic dorzolamide or to any of the sulfonamides - sulfa medication; furosemide - Lasix or thiazide diuretics - water pills; oral antidiabetics - diabetes drug you take by mouth; or the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor-type glaucoma drug you take by mouth - for example, acetazolamide " Diamox ", dichlorphenamide " Daranide ", or methazolamide " Neptazane ". Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as benzalkonium chloride or other preservatives.

Pregnancy care

Ophthalmic dorzolamide has not been studied in pregnant women. However, one animal study has shown that this drug, when given in very high doses, causes toxicity in the mother and birth defects in the fetus. Before using this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether ophthalmic dorzolamide passes into breast milk. However, other carbonic anhydrase inhibitors may pass into breast milk. 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 this with your family doctor.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of ophthalmic dorzolamide in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested in a limited number of diseaseds 65 years of age or older and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does 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. When you are using ophthalmic dorzolamide, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are using any of the following:

Silver preparations for the eye, such as silver nitrate Ophthalmic dorzolamide must not be using with ophthalmic silver preparations, since a chemical reaction may occur

Other Information for using

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

Kidney disease, severe,
Liver disease Use of ophthalmic dorzolamide may lead to increased side effects from the medication

Kidney stones Use of ophthalmic dorzolamide may make this condition worse