COSOPT 2% EYE DROPS 5ML

COSOPT 2% EYE DROPS 5ML
 
COSOPT 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml eye drops, solution
Package leaflet: information for the user
COSOPT® 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml eye drops, solution
(dorzolamide / timolol)
Dorzolamide belongs to a group of medicines called “carbonic anhydrase inhibitors”.
Timolol belongs to a group of medicines called “beta blockers”.
 
These medicines lower the pressure in the eye in different ways.
COSOPT is prescribed to lower raised pressure in the eye in the treatment of glaucoma when beta-blocker eyedrop medicine used alone is not adequate.
What you need to know before you use COSOPT:
Do not use COSOPT
if you are allergic to dorzolamide hydrochloride, timolol maleate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
if you have now or had in the past respiratory problems, such as asthma or severe chronic obstructive bronchitis (severe lung disease which may cause wheeziness, difficulty in breathing and/or long-standing cough).
if you have a slow heart beat, heart failure or disorders of heart rhythm (irregular heart beats).
if you have severe kidney disease or problems, or a prior history of kidney stones.
if you have excess acidity of the blood caused by a build up of chloride in the blood (hyperchloraemic acidosis).
If you are not sure whether you should use this medicine, contact your doctor or pharmacist.