Label: information for the patient
Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml eye drops
Read this label carefully before starting to use this medication, because it contains important information for you.
1.What isDorzolamida/Timolol Viatrisand for what it is used
2.What you need to know before starting to useDorzolamida/Timolol Viatris
3.How to useDorzolamida/Timolol Viatris
4.Possible adverse effects
5.Storage ofDorzolamida/Timolol Viatris
6.Contents of the package and additional information
Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris contains two medications: dorzolamida and timolol.
•Dorzolamida belongs to a group of medications called "carbonic anhydrase inhibitors".
•Timolol belongs to a group of medications called "beta blockers".
This medication reduces eye pressure in several ways.
Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris is prescribed to reduce elevated eye pressure in the treatment of glaucoma when the use of a beta-blocker eye drop as monotherapy is not suitable.
No use Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris:
If you are unsure about using this medication, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Warnings and Precautions
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to use dorzolamida/timolol if you experience:
Before undergoing surgery, inform your doctor that you are using dorzolamida/timolol, as timolol may affect the effects of some medications used during anesthesia. Also, inform your doctor of any allergies or allergic reactions, including urticaria, facial swelling, lip, tongue and/or throat swelling; as they may cause difficulty breathing or swallowing.
Inform your doctor if you have muscle weakness or if you have been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (muscle weakness).
Inform your doctor immediately if you experience eye irritation or any new reaction in the eye, such as redness or inflammation of the eyelid.
If you suspect that dorzolamida/timolol is causing an allergic reaction or hypersensitivity (for example, skin rash, severe skin reaction or redness and itching in the eye), discontinue use of this medication and contact your doctor immediately.
Inform your doctor if you develop an eye infection, suffer an eye injury, undergo eye surgery, experience any other reaction or worsening of symptoms.
Instilling dorzolamida/timolol in the eye may affect the body as a whole.
Children
There is limited experience with the use of dorzolamida/timolol in infants, children and adolescents.
Older patients
In studies with dorzolamida/timolol, the effects of dorzolamida/timolol were similar in older patients and younger patients.
Patients with liver insufficiency
Inform your doctor of any liver problems you currently have or have had in the past.
Athletes
This medication contains timolol, which may produce a positive result in doping control tests.
Other medications and Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris
Dorzolamida/timolol may affect or be affected by other medications you are using, including other eye drops for glaucoma treatment. Inform your doctor if you are using or plan to use medications to lower blood pressure, heart medications or diabetes medications.Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have used recently or may need to use any other medication, including those purchased without a prescription. This is particularly important if you are:
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medication.
Do not use dorzolamida/timolol if you are pregnant unless your doctor considers it necessary.
Do not use dorzolamida/timolol if you are breastfeeding your child. Timolol may reach the breast milk. Consult your doctor before taking any medication if you are breastfeeding.
Driving and operating machinery
No studies have been conducted on the effects on the ability to drive or operate machinery. There are adverse effects associated with dorzolamida/timolol, such as blurred vision, which may affect your ability to drive and/or operate machinery. Do not drive or operate tools or machinery until you feel well or your vision is correct.
Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris contains benzalkonium chloride
This medication contains 0.15 mg of benzalkonium chloride in each milliliter of eye drop solution.
Benzalkonium chloride may be absorbed by soft contact lenses, altering their color. Remove contact lenses before using this medication and wait 15 minutes before reinserting them.
Benzalkonium chloride may cause eye irritation, especially if you have dry eye or other corneal diseases (transparent layer at the front of the eye). Consult your doctor if you feel a strange sensation, stinging or pain in the eye after using this medication.
Follow exactly the administration instructions of this medication as indicated by your doctor. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have any doubts.
The appropriate dosage and treatment duration will be established by your doctor.
The recommended dose is one drop in the affected eye or eyes twice a day, for example, in the morning and at night.
If you use this medication with another eye drop, leave at least 10 minutes between the application of dorzolamida/timolol and the other medication.
Do not change the dose of this medication without consulting your doctor. If you must interrupt treatment, contact your doctor immediately.
Do not let the tip of the container touch the eye or the surrounding area. You may contaminate it with bacteria capable of causing eye infections that can cause serious eye damage, even vision loss. To avoid possible contamination of the container, wash your hands before using this medication and avoid letting the tip of the container come into contact with any surface. If you believe your medication may have been contaminated, or if you develop an eye infection, consult your doctor immediately to find out if you should continue using this container.
To ensure a correct dose - do not enlarge the hole in the tip of the dispenser.
Usage Instructions:
Do not use this eye drop if the plastic safety strip is not in place or is broken. To open the container for the first time, tear off the plastic safety strip.
Each time you use this medication:
1.Wash your hands.
2.Open the bottle. Be careful not to let the tip of the bottle touch the eye, the surrounding skin, or your fingers.
3.Tilt your head back and hold the bottle upside down over the eye.
4.Slowly pull the lower eyelid down and look up. Hold and gently squeeze the container on the sides, allowing one drop to fall into the space between the lower eyelid and the eye.
5.Close your eye and press the inner corner of the eye with your finger for two minutes. This helps the medication not to spread to the rest of the body.
6.Repeat steps 3-5 in the other eye if your doctor has instructed you to do so.
7.Replace the cap on the bottle and close the bottle tightly after use.
If you use more Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris than you should
It is essential to maintain the dose prescribed by your doctor. If too many drops are applied to the eye or if you swallow something from the container, you may feel unwell, for example, you may experience a headache, feel tired or dizzy, feel disoriented, have difficulty breathing, experience dyspnea, or notice that your heart beats slower. If you experience any of these effects, you should seek medical attention immediately.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicological Information Service, phone: 91 562 04 20, indicating the medication and the amount ingested.
If you forgot to use Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris
It is essential to administer this medication as instructed by your doctor.
If you forget a dose, administer it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, do not administer the missed dose and continue with the regular dosing schedule.
Do not use a double dose to compensate for the missed doses.
If you interrupt treatment with Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris
If you want to interrupt treatment with this medication, consult your doctor first.
If you have any other doubts about the use of this medication, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medications,this medicationcan cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them.
Severe side effects
If you experience any of the following side effects, stop using this medication and speak immediately with your doctor, as they may be signs of a medication reaction.
You may experience general allergic reactions, including skin inflammation in areas such as the face and extremities, and that may obstruct airways, causing difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, urticaria or skin rash, localized or generalized rash, itching, severe, sudden, and fatal reactions.
Generally, you can continue using the drops unless the side effects are severe. If you are concerned, consult with your doctor or pharmacist. Do not stop using dorzolamide/timolol without speaking with your doctor first.
The following side effects have been reported with dorzolamide/timolol or with one of its components in clinical trials or during post-marketing experience.
Very common(may affect more than1 in 10 people)
Common(may affect up to1 in 10 people)
Uncommon(may affect up to1 in 100 people)
Rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Like other eye medications, timolol is absorbed into the bloodstream. This can cause side effects similar to those that appear with oral beta-blockers. The incidence of side effects after topical ocular administration is lower than when the medications, for example, are taken orally or injected.
The additional side effects listed include reactions that appear within the class of beta-blockers when used to treat eye disorders.
Unknown frequency(cannot be estimated from available data)
Reporting of side effects
If you experience any type of side effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible side effect not listed in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through the Spanish System for the Pharmacovigilance of Medicinal Products for Human Use: https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medication.
Keepthis medicationout of the sight and reach of children.
Do not usethis medicationafter the expiration date that appears onthe label of the bottle and on the boxafter CAD or EXP. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
This medication does not requireany special storage temperature. Store in the original packaging to protect it from light and humidity.
Dorzolamida/Timolol Viatris must be used within 28 days after the first opening of the bottle. Therefore, it must be discarded at four weeks after the first opening of the bottle, even if there is still solution left. To help you remember, note the date when you opened it in the space on the packaging.
Medications should not be thrown away through the drains or in the trash. Deposit the containers and medications that you do not need in the SIGRE pointof the pharmacy.In case of doubtask your pharmacist how to dispose of the containers and medications that you do not need. In this way, you will help to protect the environment.
Composition of Dorzolamide/Timolol Viatris
Appearance of the product and contents of the package
The medicine is a sterile, transparent, slightly viscous, colorless aqueous solution.
Dorzolamide/Timolol Viatris is presented in a medium-density polyethylene bottle with a low-density tip-closed dropper and a high-density polyethylene cap with a safety strip, containing 5 ml of eye drops.
Package sizes: 1, 3, or 6 bottles of 5 ml each.
Only some package sizes may be commercially available.
Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer
Marketing authorization holder:
Viatris Limited
Damastown Industrial Park
Mulhuddart, Dublin 15
Dublin
Ireland
Manufacturer:
Pharmathen S.A.
6 Dervenakion str., 15351 Pallini, Attiki
Greece
or
Famar S.A.
Plant A
63 Agiou Dimitriou Street, 174 56 Alimos
Greece
or
Viatris Santé
1 Rue de Turin
69007 Lyon
France
For more information about this medicine, please contact the local representative of the marketing authorization holder:
Viatris Pharmaceuticals, S.L.U.
C/ General Aranaz, 86
28027 - Madrid
Spain
This medicine is authorized in the member states of the European Economic Area and in the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) under the following names:
Austria:Dorzolamide + Timolol Viatris 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml - Eye drops
Belgium:TensocViatris 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml eye drops, solution
Denmark:Tirzopt
Spain:Dorzolamide/Timolol Viatris 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml eye drops in solution
France:Dorzolamide/Timolol Viatris 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml, eye drops in solution
Italy:Dorzolamide and timolol Mylan Generics
Netherlands:Dorzolamide/Timolol Viatris 20/5 mg/ml, eye drops, solution
Portugal:Timolol + Dorzolamide Mylan
United Kingdom:Dorzolamide/Timolol 20 mg/ml + 5 mg/ml eye drops, solution
(Northern Ireland)
Czech Republic:Dorzogen Combi
Last review date of this leaflet:January 2023
For detailed information about this medicine, please visit the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) https://www.aemps.gob.es/
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