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Common name
Visine (Tetrahydrozoline)
Synonyms: Visine
Description
Visine contains the active ingredient Tetryzoline hydrochloride. Tetrahydrozoline ophthalmic narrows the blood vessels (veins and arteries) in your eyes. Tetrahydrozoline ophthalmic is used to relieve redness, burning, irritation, and dryness of the eyes caused by wind, sun, and other minor irritants
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Active Ingredients:
Tetrahydrozoline (Tetryzoline) hydrochloride
Therapeutic actions:
Visine contains the active ingredient Tetryzoline hydrochloride that is a vasoconstrictor. When the foreign objects or irritants penetrate the eye's normal state , blood vessels swell in response to the injury, making the eyes red. Visine works by constricting the swollen blood vessels and, as result, redness is reduced.
What is it used for?: (Indications:)
Visine is used to treat:
• sore and red eyes
• eye itching, burning or congestion caused by sun, smoke, dust, wind or other irritants.
• edema and irritation of conjunctiva
• allergic diseases of the eyes
• catarrhal conjunctivitis
Contraindications and cautions:
You should not use Visine :
• if you have an allergy to any Visine ingredients
• in infants and children (under 2years old)
• if you experience cornea injury( endothelial- epithelial dystrophia)
You should tell your health care provider prior to taking Visine if you experience any of the following conditions:
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Aneurysm
• Thyrotoxicosis
• Pheochromocytoma
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding
You should stop taking Visine if :
• you feel pain in your eyes
• if you experience any changes in vision
• if you experience redness or irritation of the eye that lasts more than 72 hours
Warning!
• If you wear contact lenses remove them before taking Visine . Do not insert contact lenses for 15 minutes after application of Visine eye drops.
• Visine overdose may cause more eye redness.
• Do not use Visine if you noticed that solution has changed color or become cloudy.
• You should not touch tip of Visine eye drops container to any surface to avoid contamination.
• Do not drive or operate machinery while taking this medicine.
• Store Visine container at 15° to 25°C
Side effects:
There are possible side-effects associated with this medicine that can affect individuals in different ways. If a side effect is stated here, that does not necessarily mean the fact that all people using Visine eye drops will experience it or any other.
• Mydriasis
• An increase pressure inside the eye
• Reactive hyperemia
• Burning ,itching or stinging in the eye upon application
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with Visine eye drops, please read the information provided with Visine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Interactions:
It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with . Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medication while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.
Especially pay attention to MAO inhibitors
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