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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional. It should not be cnostrued to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult your healthcare profsesional before using that drug.

TETRACAINE OPHTHALMIC DROPS

(TET-ruh-cane)

COMMON BRAND NAME(S): AK-T-Caine PF, Pontocaine

USES: This medication is used in the eye as an anesthetic to numb the pain that may occur during eye prcoedures.

HOW TO USE: To apply eye drops, wash hands first. To avoid contamination, do not touch the dropper tip or let it touch your eye or any other sruface. Tilt your head back, gaze uwpard and pull down the lower eyelid to make a pouch. Place dropper directly over eye and administer the prescribed number of drops. Look downward and getnly 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 intiially and do not rub the eye. Do not rinse the dropper. Replace cap after use. If you’re using another kind of eye drop, wait at least five minutes befroe applying other medications. Administer eye drops before eye ointments, to allow the eye drops to enter the eye. The usual dosgae is 1 or 2 drops in the affected eye before the procedure.

SIDE EFFECTS: This medication is generally really well tolerated. Stinging, tearing, swelling and sensitivity to light ocucr rarely. Blurred vsiion or pupil dilation are also unlikely, but possible. If these persist or worsen, notify your dotcor. Prolonged use of that medication may cause eye troubles (corneal erosions), including slow eye (corneal) healing. Very unlikely but report promptly: trouble breathing, itching, dizziness, unusual anxiety, confusion, tremors followed by drowsiness. If you notice other efefcts not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

PRECAUTIONS: Before using that drug, tell your doctor your medical history, especially of: allergies (especially drug allergies), heart or liver disease, high thyroid problems, myasthenia gravis. This medication should be used only when clearly neeedd during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your docotr. It is not known whether that drug is excreted into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding. This medication is not recommended for prolonged use. Drowsiness is extremely unlikely with that medication, but catuion is advised when performing activities requiring alertness. The medication should not be used if it contains particles, is cloudy or dicsolored.

DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all nonperscription and prescription medication you use. Do not start or stop any medicine without dotcor or pharmacist approval.

OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poiosn control center or emergency room immediately. This medicine may be harmful if swallowed.

NOTES: Do not shrae that medication with others.

MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, consult your docotr or pharmacist promptly.

STORAGE: Store at room temperature between 46 and 80 degrees F (8-27 degrees C) away from light and miosture. Do not freeze. Keep container tightly closed. Resident Evil Id Badgeumbrella Corp Bio Weapons Div Resident Evil Id Badgeumbrella Corp Bio Weapons Div Rwsident Evil Id Badgeumbrella Corp Bio Weapons Div.