Precautions

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

Your eye doctor will want to check your progress at regular visits, especially during the first few days after you receive this medicine, to make sure it is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.

Serious eye or vision problems (eg, eye infection or bleeding, retinal detachment, or retinal vasculitis with or without occlusion) may occur with this medicine. Check with your eye doctor right away if your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, painful or watery, or if your eye bleeds or has discharge, you feel that something is in your eye, or you have a change or loss of vision several days after you receive this medicine. Also, tell your eye doctor if you feel increased pressure in your eye.

This medicine may increase your risk of blood clots, heart attack, or stroke. Check with your doctor right away if you have pain in your chest, groin, or legs, especially the calves, trouble breathing, a severe, sudden headache, slurred speech, sudden loss of coordination, sudden, severe weakness or numbness in your arm or leg, or vision changes.