• 0.5 mg tetryzoline hydrochloride

• benzalkonium chloride
• sodium chloride
• boric acid
• disodium tetraborate
• disodium edetat-2 water
• water for injections

VISINE Yxin, tetryzoline hydrochloride eye drops, for dry eyes  indication

• The preparation is an ophthalmic (medicine used in the eye) with a decongestant effect. It contains the active substance tetryzoline hydrochloride.
• If you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 2 days, contact your doctor.
• field of use
  • For reducing swelling of the mucous membranes in the case of non-infectious eye irritation, e.g. B. by smoke, wind, chlorinated water, light and allergic inflammations such. B. Hay fever with eye involvement.

VISINE Yxin, tetryzoline hydrochloride eye drops, for dry eyes  dosage

• Always use this medicine exactly as described or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• Children from 2 years, teenagers and adults
  • Unless otherwise prescribed by the doctor, 1 drop is instilled into the conjunctival sac 2 to 3 times a day. Remove contact lenses beforehand (see "Notes for contact lens wearers").
• duration of use
  • The preparation should only be used for mild irritation of the eyes. If there is no improvement within 48 hours, or if eye irritation or redness persists or worsens, stop using the product and consult a doctor.
  • Do not use the preparation for more than 5 days without medical advice.
  • Long-term use and overdose, especially in children, should be avoided.
  • Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect is too strong or too weak.

• If you use more than you should
  • In the event of an overdose, inform your doctor immediately.
  • When used in the eye, overdose symptoms are unlikely. Poisoning can occur as a result of significant overdose or accidental ingestion: The clinical picture of poisoning with the preparation can be confusing, since phases of stimulation can alternate with phases of suppression of the central nervous and cardiovascular systems.
  • Symptoms of central nervous system stimulation include anxiety, agitation, delusional perception, and convulsions. Symptoms resulting from central nervous system inhibition are low body temperature, lethargy, drowsiness and coma.
  • The following additional symptoms may occur:
    • widening or narrowing of the pupils,
    • nausea, vomiting,
    • increased salivation,
    • blue discoloration of the skin,
    • fever, sweating, paleness,
    • irregular heartbeat, palpitations, heartbeat too fast or too slow, cardiac arrest,
    • increase or shock-like decrease in blood pressure,
    • accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue,
    • Respiratory disorders, respiratory arrest.
  • In children in particular, overdosing by ingestion often leads to central nervous effects with cramps and coma, slow heartbeat, respiratory arrest and an increase in blood pressure, which can be replaced by a drop in blood pressure.
  • In case of poisoning, monitoring and therapy in the hospital is necessary.

• If you forgot the application
  • Do not apply a double dose to make up for a forgotten application.

• If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

VISINE Yxin, tetryzoline hydrochloride eye drops, for dry eyes  way

• For use on the eye.
• After unscrewing the cap, the bottle is held in the hand so that the opening points downwards. Close the bottle again after use.
• To avoid contamination, the tip of the container must not be touched or come into contact with other objects.

side effects

• Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
• possible side effects
  • Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
    • General disorders and administration site conditions:
      • increased blood flow (reactive hyperaemia), burning of the mucous membranes, dryness of the mucous membranes,
      • general effects (e.g. palpitations, headache, tremors, weakness, sweating and increase in blood pressure).
  • Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
    • eye diseases:
      • pupil dilation
  • Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people):
    • eye diseases:
      • Dehydration of the conjunctiva with occlusion of the puncta and dribbling after long-term use of tetryzoline.
  • Not known (cannot be estimated from the available data):
    • General disorders and administration site conditions:
      • Burning in and around the eyes, redness, irritation, swelling, pain, itching
    • eye diseases:
      • blurred vision, conjunctival irritation
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects that are not specified.

VISINE Yxin, tetryzoline hydrochloride eye drops, for dry eyes  interactions

• Use together with other medicines
  • Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or might take/use any other medicines.
  • With the simultaneous use of MAO inhibitors of the tranylcypromine type and tricyclic antidepressants as well as drugs that increase blood pressure, an increase in blood pressure can occur due to the intensification of the vasoconstrictive effect. Simultaneous use should therefore be avoided if possible.

Contraindications

• The medicine should not be used if you
  • are allergic to tetryzoline hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine,
  • with glaucoma (narrow-angle glaucoma),
  • in children under 2 years of age.

pregnancy and breast feeding period

• The preparation must not be used during pregnancy and lactation.

patient VISINE Yxin, tetryzoline hydrochloride eye drops, for dry eyes  notes

• Warnings and Precautions
  • Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using the preparation.
  • You should only use the medicine on the advice of your doctor
    • severe cardiovascular diseases (e.g. coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, pheochromocytoma),
    • benign prostate enlargement,
    • Metabolic disorders (e.g. hyperthyroidism, diabetes, disruption of the formation of the red blood pigment),
    • dry nasal mucosa and conjunctivitis,
    • Treatment with drugs that may increase blood pressure (e.g. MAO inhibitors).
  • The preparation must not be used in angle-closure glaucoma. In other forms of glaucoma, the application may only be carried out with particular caution and under medical supervision.
  • Long-term or too high a dose can lead to increased reddening of the eyes.
  • Eye irritation or reddening of the eyes are often a sign of serious eye diseases that need to be treated by an ophthalmologist.
    The ophthalmologist should be consulted immediately if severe acute or unilateral reddening of the eyes, severe eye pain and headaches, deterioration in vision or visual disturbances (e.g. double vision or flying spots in front of the eyes) occur.
  • When using this product, the pupils of the eyes may temporarily
    dilate
  • Advice for contact lens wearers
    • Contact lenses must not be worn with the present eye disease. If, in exceptional cases, the wearing of hard contact lenses is permitted by the ophthalmologist, take them out before applying the drops and only put them back in 15 minutes after the drops have been applied.
  • children
    • Infants and children under 2 years of age should not be treated with this medicine.
    • Long-term use and overdose, especially in children, should be avoided. The use in children and at higher doses may therefore only be carried out under medical supervision.

• Ability to drive and use machines
  • After using the eye drops, blurred vision and dilation of the pupils may occur in rare cases. In these cases, the ability to react in traffic or to use machines may be impaired.