Gouttes ophtalmiques d'Emedastine pour le rhume des foins

About emedastine eye drops

Rhume des foins is caused by an allergy to pollen. The symptoms of hay fever are due to your immune system reacting to pollen. Cells on the lining of your eyes release a chemical called histamine, which causes conjunctivitis (eye inflammation). Hay fever is also called seasonal allergic conjunctivitis because symptoms tend to occur at the same time, or in the same season, each year. Typical symptoms of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis are red, itchy and watery eyes. Emedastine drops relieve these symptoms by blocking the action of histamine in the cells on the surface of your eyes.

Pour vous assurer que c'est le bon traitement pour vous, avant de commencer à utiliser les gouttes pour les yeux, il est important que votre médecin sache :

• Si vous portez des lentilles de contact souples.

• If you are pregnant. Emedastine drops can usually be used if you are expecting a baby, but it is still important that you tell your doctor about this.

• If you have kidney or liver problems, or if you are over 65 years of age. This is because emedastine has not been studied in these groups of people.

• If the drops are for a young child. Emedastine drops are not recommended for a child under 3 years old.

• If you have ever had an allergic reaction to an antihistamine or to any eye drops.

• Si vous prenez ou utilisez d'autres médicaments. Cela inclut tous les médicaments que vous prenez et qui sont disponibles à l'achat sans ordonnance, tels que les médicaments à base de plantes et les médecines complémentaires.

1. Lavez-vous bien les mains avant d'utiliser les gouttes.

2. Open the bottle.

3. Inclinez légèrement la tête en arrière et tirez la paupière inférieure de votre œil vers le bas pour former une poche.

4. Tenez la bouteille à l'envers près de votre œil. Essayez de ne pas toucher votre œil en faisant cela.

5. Gently press on the base of the bottle to release one drop into your eye.

6. Fermez votre œil pendant une minute ou deux, et appuyez doucement sur le côté de votre nez où le coin de votre œil rencontre votre nez. Cela aide à empêcher la goutte de s'écouler et la maintient dans votre œil.

7. Répétez le processus dans votre autre œil si l'on vous a dit d'utiliser les gouttes dans les deux yeux.

8. Put the cap back on the bottle.

• Before using the eye drops, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about emedastine drops and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from using them.

• Use emedastine drops twice a day. Most doctors will recommend using them in the morning and the evening. You may need to continue to use the drops until the pollen season ends - this will often mean using them for a number of weeks.

• Take care not to touch your eye, fingers, or any other surface with the dropper of the bottle. This could infect the drops left in the bottle.

• When you first put the drops into your eye, it may cause blurred vision. This should quickly clear, but make sure you can see clearly again before you drive and before you use machines or tools.

• If your symptoms do not improve within a week, or if they become worse, check again with your doctor for further advice.

• If you are using any other eye drops, leave at least five minutes between applying each preparation. This is to prevent more liquid going into your eye than it can handle. Otherwise the drops will overflow from your eye and not have the intended effect.

• Do not wear soft contact lenses while you are using emedastine eye drops, unless your doctor has advised you otherwise. This is because there is a preservative in the drops which can affect soft contact lenses.

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with emedastine eye drops. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with the drops. Speak with your doctor if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

If you experience any other symptoms which you think may be due to the drops, speak with your doctor or pharmacist for further advice

• Gardez tous les médicaments hors de la portée et de la vue des enfants.

• Conserver dans un endroit frais et sec, à l'abri de la chaleur et de la lumière directes.

• Eye drops only keep for four weeks once the bottle has been opened, so do not use the drops if the bottle has been open for longer than this. This will help to prevent eye infections.