CONTRAINDICATIONS:
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Anyone who is allergic to any one of
the ingredients in Latisse or Lumigan (bimatoprost): Active ingredient
- bimatoprost. Inactive ingredients - benzalkonium chloride; sodium chloride;
sodium phosphate, dibasic; citric acid; purified water.
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Do NOT use Latisse / Lumigan (bimatoprost)
if you have problems with intraoccular pressure - have glaucoma or have
had glaucoma in the past.
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Do NOT use Latisse / Lumigan (bimatoprost)
if you are currently using any type of eye drops for glaucoma or intraoccular
pressure problems. Using Latisse (bimatoprost) 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 / Lumigan (bimatoprost)
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/ Lumigan (bimatoprost).
LATISSE
/ LUMIGAN (bimatoprost) SOLUTION SIDE EFFECTS:
Side effects are rare. The most
common side effects is an itching or redness
Other side effects less common can
be skin darkening, hyperpigmentation of the upper skin where Latisse /
Lumigan (bimatoprost) 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 skin.
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 / Lumigan
is NEVER to be used in the eye when prescribed for cosmetic hair loss
Latisse is
to be applied topically ONLY to the upper eyelash area or to the scalp.
Latisse /
Lumigan 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 when used for eye lash thickening
Always blot
excess Latisse - unwanted hair growth can occur if repeatedly applied to
an area
Latisse / Lumigan (bimatoprost)
is SAFE when used as directed! |