Travatan - Travoprost - Ophthalmic Solution Brand Drug

General Information

• Below is miscellaneous information regarding Travatan.
• Travatan
• TRA-voh-prost

Usage Instructions

• Wash your hands before applying eye drops.
• To avoid contamination, do not touch the dropper tip or let it touch your eye or any other surface.
• Travoprost contains a preservative that may stain contact lenses.
• If you are wearing contact lenses, remove them before using your eye drops.
• The lenses may be reinserted 15 minutes after your eye medications are used.
• Tilt your head back, gaze upward and pull down the lower eyelid to make a pouch.
• Hold the dropper directly over the eye and instill the prescribed number of drops.
• Look downward and gently close your eye for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Place one finger at the corner of the eye near the nose and apply gentle pressure.
• This will prevent the medication from draining away from the eye.
• Try not to blink and do not rub the eye.
• Do not rinse the dropper.
• Replace the dropper cap after each use.
• If you are using another kind of eye medication (for example, drops or ointments), wait at least five minutes before applying other medications.
• Use eye drops before eye ointments, to allow the eye drops to enter the eye.
• Generally, you place one drop of travoprost in the affected eye(s) once daily, in the evening, or as directed.
• Use of this medicine more often than once a day may decrease its effectiveness.
• Continue using it for the full time prescribed.
• If any other eye conditions develop (for example, infection, injury, surgery), consult your eye doctor regarding continued use of your current bottle of travoprost.
• You may be advised to start using a new bottle.

Travatan Miscellaneous Notes

• Do not share this medication with others.

Possible Side Effects

• Eye redness, discomfort, or itching may occur.
• If these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor promptly.
• Tell your doctor immediately if you have this unlikely but serious side effect.

Read Before Using Travatan (precautions)

• Tell your doctor your medical history, especially of.

Travatan Storage Instructions

• Store at room temperature between 36 and 77 degrees F (2 to 25 degrees C) away from light and moisture.
• Discard the container within 6 weeks of removing it from the sealed pouch.

Medicinal Applications

• This medication is used to treat glaucoma, or other conditions which also cause high pressure within the eye.
• Controlling glaucoma can help prevent blindness.

What To Do In Case Of Missed Dose

• If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember.
• If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
• Do not double the dose to catch up.

Overdose

• If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
• This medicine may be harmful if swallowed.
• If this medicine is accidentally taken by mouth, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.

Drug Compatibility Recommendations

• Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription medication you may use.
• Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.