Consumer Information for: MYLAN-LATANOPROST

MYLAN-LATANOPROST is used to treat high pressure in the eye in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. These conditions may eventually affect your eyesight.

MYLAN-LATANOPROST is a solution for use only in the eyes.

The active ingredient in MYLAN-LATANOPROST is one of a group of medications known as prostaglandins. It helps to lower the pressure within the eye by increasing the natural outflow of fluid from inside the eye.

Medicinal ingredients: Latanoprost

Non-medicinal ingredients: benzalkonium chloride, disodium phosphate anhydrous, sodium chloride, sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate, water for injection.

Ophthalmic solution; 50 mcg/mL latanoprost.

• you have a known hypersensitivity to latanoprost, benzalkonium chloride, any other ingredient in this product or any part of the container (see What are the ingredients in MYLAN-LATANOPROST).

• are using any other eye drops or taking any other medication.

• are pregnant, think you might be pregnant or you are planning a pregnancy.

• are breast feeding or planning to breastfeed.

• have or have had herpes simplex keratitis (inflammation of the cornea caused by the herpes simplex virus).

• have eyes that are sensitive to light.

• have liver or kidney problems.

• have or have had eye inflammation (for example uveitis, iritis).

MYLAN-LATANOPROST is not recommended for use in children.

Driving and Using Machinery:

Your sight may become blurred for a short period of time just after using MYLANLATANOPROST. Do NOT drive or use machines until your sight is clear again.

Contact Lenses:

MYLAN-LATANOPROST contains a preservative that may be absorbed by contact lenses and stains them a brown colour. The preservative may form a solid with an ingredient (thimerosal) present in many contact lens soaking solutions. Contact lenses can be reinserted 15 minutes after applying the eye drops.

If you are using more than one type of eye drop medication, wait at least 5 minutes between each different eye drop.

Tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including any drugs, vitamins, minerals, natural supplements or alternative medicines.

Based only on your healthcare professional’s advice, MYLAN-LATANOPROST may be used together with other eye drops to further lower intraocular pressure. If more than one eye drop is being used, they should be administered at least 5 minutes apart.

Usual adult dose:

1 drop of MYLAN-LATANOPROST should be dropped into the affected eye(s) once daily. The best time to do this is in the evening.

Do not allow the dropper tip of the bottle to touch the eye or anything else, because this could contaminate the tip with common bacteria known to cause eye infections.

Serious damage to the eye and loss of vision may result if you use eye drop solutions that have become contaminated.

If you experience any type of eye condition or have surgery, immediately talk to your healthcare professional about continuing to use MYLAN-LATANOPROST.

Follow these steps to help you use MYLAN-LATANOPROST properly:

1. Wash your hands and sit or stand comfortably. If you wear contact lenses, remove them before using your eye drops.

2. Once the bottle is opened, hold it in one hand and steady your thumb against your brow or the bridge of your nose.

3. Use your index finger to gently pull down the lower eyelid of the affected eye(s) to create a pocket for the drop.

4. Gently press the side of the bottle to allow only a single drop to fall into the pocket. Do not let the tip of the bottle touch your eye.

5. Close your eye for 2 to 3 minutes.

6. If your healthcare professional has told you to use drops in both eyes, repeat the process for the other eye. MYLAN-LATANOPROST should be used until your doctor tells you to stop.

If you forget one dose of MYLAN-LATANOPROST, continue with the next dose as normal. Do not take two doses to make up for the one that you missed. If you take too many doses, you may irritate your eye.

These are not all the possible side effects you may have when taking MYLAN-LATANOPROST. If you experience any side effects not listed here, tell your healthcare professional.

• Change in eye colour

• Longer eye lashes

• Iris cysts

• A feeling that something is in your eye

• Eye redness

• Blurred vision

• Skin rash

• Eye pain

• Eye irritation (for example, burning or stinging eyes)

• Eyelid inflammation

• Infection in nose, sinuses and/or throat

• Headache

• Vomiting

• Nausea

• Muscle pain

• Joint pain

• Chest pain

• Dry eyes

• Dizziness

• Itchy eyes

• Damage to cornea

• Watery eyes

• Crust on eyelid

• Eyelid pain

• Sensitivity to light

• Eye discharge

• Doubled vision

• Eye inflammation

• Pink eye

• Darkening of eyelid

• Cold and/or flu

If you have a troublesome symptom or side effect that is not listed here or becomes bad enough to interfere with your daily activities, tell your healthcare professional.

Before MYLAN-LATANOPROST is first opened, keep it in a fridge (between 2ºC and 8ºC), out of direct light.

Once the bottle has been opened, MYLAN-LATANOPROST may be kept at room temperature up to 25ºC. MYLAN-LATANOPROST must be used within 6 weeks after opening the bottle.

Discard the bottle and/or unused contents after 6 weeks. MYLAN-LATANOPROST should not be used after the expiry date on the bottle.

Keep out of reach and sight of children.

• Talk to your healthcare professional

• Find the full product monograph that is prepared for healthcare professionals and includes this Patient Medication Information by visiting the Health Canada website: (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/drug-product-database.html; the manufacturer’s website http://www.viatris.ca, or by calling 1-844-596-9526.

This leaflet was prepared by Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC.

Last Revised: November 16, 2023

Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC

Etobicoke, Ontario M8Z 2S6

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