OLOPATADINE HYDROCHLORIDE

INDICATIONS AND USAGE Olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution USP, 0.1% is indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION The recommended dose is one drop in each affected eye two times per day at an interval of 6 to 8 hours.

WARNINGS Olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution USP, 0.1% is for topical use only and not for injection or oral use.

CONTRAINDICATIONS Olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution USP, 0.1% is contraindicated in persons with a known hypersensitivity to olopatadine hydrochloride, USP or any components of olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution USP, 0.1%.

PREGNANCY Pregnancy Category C. Olopatadine was found not to be teratogenic in rats and rabbits. However, rats treated at 600 mg/kg/day, or 93,750 times the MROHD and rabbits treated at 400 mg/kg/day, or 62,500 times the MROHD, during organogenesis showed a decrease in live fetuses. There are, however, no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal studies are not always predictive of human responses, this drug should be used in pregnant women only if the potential benefit to the mother justifies the potential risk to the embryo or fetus.

NURSING MOTHERS Olopatadine has been identified in the milk of nursing rats following oral administration. It is not known whether topical ocular administration could result in sufficient systemic absorption to produce detectable quantities in the human breast milk. Nevertheless, caution should be exercised when Olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution USP, 0.1% is administered to a nursing mother.

ADVERSE REACTIONS Headaches have been reported at an incidence of 7%. The following adverse experiences have been reported in less than 5% of patients: Asthenia, blurred vision, burning or stinging, cold syndrome, dry eye, foreign body sensation, hyperemia, hypersensitivity, keratitis, lid edema, nausea, pharyngitis, pruritis, rhinitis, sinusitis, and taste perversion. Some of these events were similar to the underlying disease being studied.