Xalatan

Description

What This Medication Is And How It’s Designed To Help Your Condition To Improve?

The generic name for the prescription medication Xalatan is Latanoprost. It’s a medication that helps to lower pressure in the eye by heightening the amount of fluid draining from the eye. This medication is usually used in order to provide treatment for specific form of glaucoma as well as other causes of high pressure within the eye. There are other uses for this medication not mentioned here, but these uses are decided by an individual doctor. If you are prescribed this drug for reasons outside of the main use, then make sure you understand why this is.

What are some of the potential serious side effects a person might be at risk for if they decide to use this drug treatment for their condition?

 Redness, swelling, itching, or pain in or around your eye

 Oozing or discharge from your eye

 Increased sensitivity to light

 Vision changes

 Chest pain

What are some of the more common potential side effects a person might be at risk for if they use this drug treatment for their condition?

 Cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat

 Headache, dizziness

 Mild eye discomfort

 Blurred vision

 Feeling like something is in your eye

 Dry or watery eyes

 Stinging or burning of the eyes after using the drops

In order to keep your risk down when using this drug, then it’s going to be important for you to take the drug as prescribed to you by a doctor. Now this might seem easy at first and in the beginning most people will not deviate away from the instructions. At some point though people might start taking risks they shouldn’t, because they’ve become too comfortable with the use of the treatment. You don’t want to do this. When using this treatment or any other remember these following guidelines:

 Use the treatment as directed by a doctor. The reason for this is because doctors usually tailor a treatment for a specific patient. This is based on their medical history and other information that might get told to them during a visit. Don’t use too much of the treatment or too little or you run the risk of side effects or just not getting the full benefit the treatment offers.

 Try to make sure you are always prepared for use of this treatment. Preparation means not doing anything that’s going to make it tough for you to use the drug the right way. It can also mean you not doing anything that would cause the drug to not work the way it’s supposed to. Usually a doctor will let you know what some of these things might be and you can ask questions in order to get more of an understanding.

 Try to be consistent with use of this treatment. This means developing a regimen that you can follow each day. The reason why this is going to be important is because it will help you to be consistent with use. You’ll be able to remember when to take it more often and you’ll be more comfortable as well. If you need help with developing a regimen you can also ask a doctor for some assistance.

Any risks with using this treatment or any other can be kept to a minimum as long as the above guidelines are followed on a regular basis.