CONTRAINDICATIONS:
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Anyone who is allergic to any one of
the ingredients in Latisse: Active ingredient - bimatoprost. Inactive
ingredients - benzalkonium chloride; sodium chloride; sodium phosphate,
dibasic; citric acid; purified water.
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Do NOT use Latisse if you have problems
with intraoccular pressure - have glaucoma or have had glaucoma in the
past.
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Do NOT use Latisse if you are currently
using any type of eye drops for glaucoma or intraoccular pressure problems.
Using Latisse can decrease the effectiveness of other glaucoma eye drops
such as LUMIGAN, Xalatan or Travatan or other Prostaglandin analogs
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Do NOT use Latisse if you are pregnant
or nursing
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Do NOT use if you are under age 18.
IMPORTANT
WARNING:
When visiting your ophthalmologist or
are having your Intraoccular eye pressure measured, always inform the physician
that you are using Latisse
LATISSE
EYELASH SOLUTION SIDE EFFECTS:
Side effects are rare and experienced
by only 4% of patients. The most common side effects is an itching
sensation in the eyes or eye redness
Other side effects less common can
be skin darkening, hyperpigmentation of the upper eyelid skin where Latisse
is applied. This skin color change is believed to be reversible when medication
stopped. Other side effects may include eye irritation, dryness of
the eyes and redness of the eyelids.
Although never reported with Latisse,
when the same active ingredient is used in the eye itself to treat glaucoma,
it can lead to irreversible darkening of the colored part of your eye,
the iris.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION:
Latisse is NEVER
to be used in the eye.
Latisse is
to be applied topically ONLY to the upper eyelash area.
Latisse is
NOT to be used more than once a day.
Latisse is
ALWAYS to be applied with the FDA-approved applicators only to prevent
contamination
Always blot
excess Latisse - unwanted hair growth can occur if repeatedly applied to
an area
Latisse is SAFE when used as directed! |