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Procain
Aristopharma Limited
Generic: Proparacaine Hydrochloride 0.5% eye prep
Safety Advices
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Procain may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Procain during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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It is not known whether Procain alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Medicine Overview of Procain 0.50% Eye Drop
Introduction
Procain is a local anesthetic. It allows minor procedures to be carried out without pain and distress in the eyes such as minor pain, itching or irritation. Procain is to be used only in the affected area in the dose and duration as advised by the doctor. To put this medicine into the eyes, hold the dropper close to the eye. Avoid touching the dropper. Squeeze the bottle gently to put the drops into the eyes. The most common side effects include temporary redness, stinging or burning sensation at the application site. If these side effects persist for a longer...
... Show moreUses of Procain
- Eye anesthesia
Side effects of Procain
Common
- Stinging in the eyes
- Burning sensation in eye
- Eye redness
How to use Procain
This medicine is for external use only. Take it in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Hold the dropper close to the eye without touching it. Gently squeeze the dropper and place the medicine inside the lower eyelid. Wipe off extra liquid.
How Procain works
Procain works by blocking pain signals from the peripheral nerves to brain which decreases the sensation of pain.
Quick Tips
- Procain is commonly used to anesthetize the eye before cataract surgery or any other surgery in the eye.
- Usually 1-2 drops are sufficient to anesthetize the eye.
- Effect of Procain lasts for up to half an hour.
Brief Description
Indication
Corneal anesthesia, Foreign Bodies & Suture Removal
Adult Dose
Deep anesthesia as in cataract extraction:
Instill 1 drop every 5 to 10 minutes for 5 to 7 doses.
Removal of sutures, Removal of foreign bodies:
Instill 1 or 2 drops 2 or 3 minutes just prior to procedures
Tonometry:
Instill 1 or 2 drops immediately before measurement.
Child Dose
Deep anesthesia as in cataract extraction:
Instill 1 drop every 5 to 10 minutes for 5 to 7 doses.
Removal of sutures, Removal of foreign bodies:
Instill 1 or 2 drops 2 or 3 minutes just prior to procedures
Tonometry:
Instill 1 or 2 drops immediately before measurement.
Contraindication
This preparation is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to any component of the solution. This product should never be prescribed for the patient's own use.
Mode of Action
Reversibly blocks nerve conduction near the site of application. May limit sodium ion permeability through the lipid layer of the nerve cell membrane.
Precaution
Use with caution and sparingly in patients with known allergies, cardiac disease, or hyperthyroidism
Any topical anesthetic can damage corneal epithelium; prolonged use not recommended
Lactation: Not known if distributed in milk; use caution
Side Effect
Pupillary dilatation or cycloplegic effects have rarely been observed with proparacaine hydrochloride. The drug appears to be safe for use in patients sensitive to other local anesthetics, but local or systemic sensitivity occasionally occurs. Instillation of proparacaine in the eye at recommended concentration and dosage usually produces little or no initial irritation, stinging, burning, conjunctival redness, lacrimation or increased winking. However, some local irritation and stinging may occur several hours after the instillation. Rarely, a severe immediate-type, apparently hyperallergic corneal reaction may occur which includes acute, intense and diffuse epithelial keratitis; a gray, ground-glass appearance; sloughing of large areas of...
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