What is HOMIDE?
- HOMIDE contains Homatropine which belongs to a group of medicines known as anticholinergics
What HOMIDE is used for?
It is used:
- to enlarge (dilate) the pupil of the eye and to prevent the eyes from focusing
- prior to or after surgical procedure, examining the inside of your eye or to treat certain eye conditions such as uveitis
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Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your Doctor, if you:
- are allergic or hypersensitive to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have glaucoma
- wear contact lenses
- have any other medical conditions
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- Your doctor will give you the right dose based on your child’s age and disease
- Do not drive operate any machines while using this medicine it may cause vision problems
Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines or applying any other type of eye drops or eye ointment before you start to use this medicine.
- Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
- This medicine developed for use in the eye only
- It is not to be swallowed or injected
If you use more HOMIDE
- If you use more than the prescribed dose, contact your doctor or go to nearest hospital
- Symptoms of overdose: confusion, agitation
If you forget to use HOMIDE
- If you forget to use this medicine you should put the drops that you missed in the eye as soon as you remember and then go back to using them as recommended by your doctor
- If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the dose that you missed and continue using them as recommended
- Do not use double dose to make up for the one that you missed
If you stop using HOMIDE
- Do not stop using this medicine unless your doctor tells you to do so
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- hives (first sign of a skin rash or any other sign of allergy)
- abdominal swelling (in infants)
- unusual signs of drowsiness
- high temperature
- flushing
- unable to pass urine
- slight stinging and burning feeling in the eye
- discharge with itching of the eyes and crusty eyelids
- swelling, irritation, eye pain
- red eye
- dilated pupils
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store at a room temperature of 15-25°C
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