9 PM contains Latanoprost which belongs to prostaglandin analogues
What 9 PM is used for?
9 PM is used to treat adults with open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension (pressure within the eyes)
Talk to Doctor
Talk to your doctor before taking 9 PM, if you:
Are allergic to Latanoprost or any of the other ingredients of 9 PM
Have or had eye surgery (including cataract surgery)
Suffer from eye problems (such as eye pain, irritation or inflammation, blurred vision, dry eyes)
Have severe asthma
Or your child wear contact lenses
Have suffered or are currently suffering from a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice
Children & Adolescents
9 PM can be used in children from birth to 18 years of age
9 PM has not been investigated in prematurely born infants (less than 36 weeks gestation)
Driving & Using Machines
If your vision is blurred when you first put your drops in, wait until this wears off before you drive or operate machinery
Interactions
Tell your doctor if you are taking or have taken any other medicines for eye problems
Directions & For Use
Always use 9 PM exactly as your doctor tell you to
The recommended dose for adults (including elderly) and the children is one drop once a day in the affected eye(s)
Do not use 9 PM more than once a day, because the effectiveness of the treatment can be reduced if you administer it more often
If you or your child wear contact lenses, you should remove these before using 9 PM
After using 9 PM you should wait 15 minutes before putting the contact lenses back into the eyes
If you use more 9 PM
If you put too many drops in your eye, you may feel some slight irritation in the eye and the eyes may water and turn red
If you are worried or your child swallows 9 PM, contact your doctor or the doctor treating your child for advice
If you forget to use 9 PM
If you forget to apply your drops at the usual time, just skip that dose
Do not apply a double dose to make up for the missed dose
Instead, just wait until the next time you are supposed to apply it, and then apply your normal dose
If you stop using 9 PM
Do not stop this medicine unless told by your doctor
Common
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Redness of the eye
A gradual change to eyelashes
Irritation or disruption to the surface of the eye, eyelid inflammation (blepharitis), eye pain and light sensitivity (photophobia)
Uncommon
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Eyelid swelling
Dryness of the eye
Inflammation or irritation of the surface of the eye (keratitis)
Blurred vision
Conjunctivitis
Rare
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Inflammation of the iris
Swelling of the retina (macular oedema)
Scratching/damage to the surface of the eye, swelling around the eye (periorbital oedema)
Darkening of the skin of the eyelids
Asthma, worsening of asthma and shortness of breath (dyspnea)
Very Rare
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Headache
Dizziness
Developing a viral infection of the eye caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Running nose and fever
Severe damage to the clear layer at the front of the eye (the cornea) have developed cloudy patches on the cornea due to calcium build-up during treatment
Storage
Keep this medicine out of reach of children
Do not use 9 PM after the expiry date
Store the unopened bottle in a refrigerator (2-8?C)
After opening, store at room temperature (15-25?C) and use within 4 weeks
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