Lodoxamide (Ophthalmic Route)

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Side Effects

Side Effects of This Medicine

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:

Less common
  • Blurred vision
  • Feeling of something in eye, itching, discomfort, redness, tearing or discharge, or other eye or eyelid irritation (not present before you started using this medicine or becoming worse while you are using this medicine)
Rare
  • Dizziness
  • Mucus from eye, eye pain, or swelling of eye or eyelid (not present before you started using this medicine or becoming worse while you are using this medicine)
  • Headache
  • Sensitivity of eyes to light
  • Skin rash

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

More common
  • Burning or stinging (when medicine is applied)
Less common or rare
  • Aching eyes
  • Crusting in corner of eye or on eyelid
  • Drowsiness or sleepiness
  • Dryness of nose or eyes
  • Feeling of heat in eye
  • Heat sensation on body
  • Nausea or stomach discomfort
  • Scales on eyelid or eyelash
  • Sneezing
  • Sticky feeling of eyes
  • Tired eyes

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Precautions
DR600851 Portions of this document last updated: Nov. 1, 2011

Source: Drug Information provided by: Micromedex

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