Viscotears Liquid Gel
Viscotears® liquid gel / Carbomer 2mg/g liquid gel (carbomer)
Patient Information Leaflet
This product will be called Viscotears in this leaflet.
Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to use Viscotears.
It contains important information. Keep the leaflet in a safe place because you may want to read it again.
Do not share these eye drops with anyone else just in case you have an eye infection which you could pass on. If you have any other questions, or if there is something you don’t understand, please ask your pharmacist.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet:
1. What Viscotears is and what it’s used for
2. Things to consider before you start to use Viscotears
3. How Viscotears is used
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Viscotears
6. Further information
Viscotears contains the active ingredient, carbomer (polyacrylic acid).
Viscotears is used to make your eyes more comfortable when they feel dry. It is one of a group of eye drops called ‘artificial tears’.
2. Things to consider before you start to use Viscotears
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DO NOT use Viscotears if:
• you think you may be allergic to any of the ingredients. (These are listed at the end of the leaflet.)
Take special care:
• In children and adolescents aged to 18 years, the safety and efficacy of Viscotears at the posology recommended in adults has been established by clinical experience, but no clinical trial data are available.
You should also ask yourself these questions before starting to use Viscotears:
• Do you wear contact lenses? Take your lenses out before you put the drops in your eyes. Don’t put the lenses back in for at least 30 minutes.
• Do you have problems with your eyes apart from sore or dry eyes?
Talk to your doctor before you start to use Viscotears.
• Are you using any other eye drops?
If you need to use more than one kind of eye drops wait 5 minutes between treatments. Viscotears should always be the last of the eye drops used.
• Are you pregnant or breast-feeding? Discuss whether you should use Viscotears with your doctor.
Will there be any problems with driving or using machinery?
Some people may find that their vision is blurred immediately after using Viscotears. If affected, wait until your vision clears before you drive or use machinery.
If your doctor has prescribed Viscotears he/she will tell you how and when to use it and the dose will be on the pharmacist’s label.
The usual dosage is:
Adults (including the elderly): One drop in each affected eye, three or four times a day.
Children and adolescents aged to 18 years:
The safety and efficacy of Viscotears in children and adolescents at the posology recommended in adults has been established by clinical experience, but no clinical trial data are available.
If you are not sure ask your doctor or pharmacist.