Optaloc 5ml Eye Drop 1's pack

Betaxolol ophthalmic solution has been shown to be effective in lowering intraocular pressure and is indicated in the treatment of ocular hypertension and chronic open-angle glaucoma. May be used alone or in combination with other intraocular pressure lowering medication.

Drugs for miotics and glaucoma

Betaxolol is a cardioselective β-blocker which has greater affinity for β1-receptors and has little or no effect on β2-receptors. It lacks intrinsic sympathomimetic but has little membrane-stabilising activity. It also causes the reduction of intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humour.

The usual dose is 1 drop of Betaxolol eye drops in the affected eye(s) twice daily. In some patients, the intraocular pressure lowering response may require a few weeks to stabilize. Clinical follow-up should include a determination of the intraocular pressure during the first month of treatment. Thereafter, intraocular pressure should be determined on an individual basis at the judgment of the physician.

Betaxolol is an adrenergic blocking agent; therefore, caution should be exercised in patients using concomitant adrenergic psychotropic drug. In patients with angle-closure glaucoma, Betaxolol ophthalmic solution should be used with a miotic and not alone.

Hypersensitivity to any component of this product. Betaxolol should not be used in patients with sinus bradycardia, atrioventricular block greater than first degree, cardiogenic shock, or patients with a history of overt cardiac failure.

Discomfort of short duration, occasional tearing has been reported. Rare instances of decreased corneal sensitivity, erythema, itching sensation, corneal punctuate staining, keratitis, edema and photophobia have been reported.

Pregnancy: There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. Betaxolol Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.

Lactation: It is not known whether betaxolol HCl is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when Betaxolol Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution is administered to nursing women.

Use cautiously in diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, muscle weakness, major surgery, pulmonary, risk from anaphylactic reaction, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, impairment of fertility.

No information is available on overdosage. A topical overdosage of Betaxolol ophthalmic solution may be flushed from the eye(s) with warm tap water.

Pediatric Use: Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.

Geriatric Use: No overall differences in safety or effectiveness have been observed between elderly and younger patients.

Store in a cool and dry place, away from light. Keep out of reach of children. Store below 30°C