Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about high eye pressure and treatment with XALATAN, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about high eye pressure and treatment with XALATAN, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
XALATAN can help control eye pressure in people with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension and may help reduce the risk of visual field loss.
How XALATAN lowers eye pressure
The front of your eyes is naturally filled with a watery fluid. Your body is always producing new fluid while the old fluid is draining out. But if your drainage channels don’t work well, the fluid begins to build up.
If this happens, the pressure inside your eyes will rise. You usually cannot feel this pressure, but it can cause damage to the optic nerve and lead to permanent vision loss.
XALATAN works by increasing the outflow of the fluid inside the eye. This allows excess fluid to drain. In turn, the pressure in your eyes drops.
If you think you have high eye pressure, or need high eye pressure treatment, talk to your doctor about whether XALATAN may be an appropriate option for you.
Here are 3 suggested tips to help make sure you receive brand-name XALATAN and not a generic:
Talk to your doctor and/or your pharmacist to ask if you should be getting brand-name XALATAN. For tips on having that conversation, download the Brand Savings Tip Sheet.
The XALATAN Savings Card allows eligible patients to pay as little as $0 every time they get a
30-day fill of brand-name XALATAN—and could save up to $1,500 a year. If you have a prescription for brand-name XALATAN, you can use the card for every fill.*
There are 2 ways to use the card immediately. Once you’ve activated your Savings Card, you can either:
You can keep this card with you and continue to save on each fill for XALATAN.*
To be eligible to use a XALATAN Savings Card:
To learn the full details of who is eligible, please see the full Terms and Conditions.
To get a Savings Card, register here and then download your card or have it sent to you via mail or email.
Yes, for reimbursement when using a nonparticipating pharmacy: Pay for your XALATAN prescription, and mail a copy of the original pharmacy receipt (cash register receipt NOT valid) with product name, date, and amount circled to: XALATAN Savings Card, 2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560. Be sure to include a copy of the front of your XALATAN Savings Card, your name, and mailing address.
Yes, for reimbursement when using the XALATAN Savings Card through a mail-order pharmacy: Pay for your XALATAN prescription, and mail a copy of the original pharmacy receipt (cash register receipt NOT valid) with product name, date, and amount circled to: XALATAN Savings Card, 2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560. Be sure to include a copy of the front of your XALATAN Savings Card, your name, and mailing address.
And remember, when using XALATAN...
Tips for using eye drops
If you have never used eye drops before, you may find it a little tricky at first. Don't worry—most people find that it gets much easier as time goes on. Try some of these tips to get started:
XALATAN only needs to be used 1 time per day.
If you forget to use XALATAN one day, apply the next drop as usual the next day. Don't try to catch up by using 2 drops the next day. Track your eye drops with the XALATAN Administration Guide & Progress Tracker
The recommended time to take XALATAN is once daily in the evening.
Try to get into the habit of applying your XALATAN eye drops at the same time every day. Use the XALATAN Administration Guide & Progress Tracker to keep track of when you've administered XALATAN.
If you have never used eye drops before, you may find it a little tricky at first. Don't worry—most people find that it gets much easier as time goes on. Try some of these tips to get started:
Contact lenses should be removed prior to the administration of XALATAN, and may be reinserted 15 minutes after administration.
Protect XALATAN from light and store unopened bottle(s) under refrigeration at 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F). Once a bottle is opened for use, it may be stored at room temperature up to 25°C (77°F) for 6 weeks.
People with known hypersensitivity to latanoprost, benzalkonium chloride, or any other ingredients in this product. XALATAN should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when XALATAN is administered to a nursing woman.
Like all medicines, XALATAN can have side effects you should be aware of. XALATAN side effects include blurred vision, burning and stinging, eye redness, the feeling of something in the eye, eye itching, increased pigmentation (darkening) of eye color, or irritation of the clear front surface of the eye, or cold or flu. There have been reports of bacterial keratitis associated with the use of multiple-dose containers of topical ophthalmic products.
XALATAN may slowly cause darkening of the eye color, darkening of the eyelid and eyelashes, and increased growth and thickness of eyelashes. Color changes may increase as long as XALATAN is administered, and eye color changes are likely to be permanent.
High eye pressure (also known as high intraocular pressure or high IOP) is a condition that can put you at risk for glaucoma.
High eye pressure occurs when drainage channels in the eye clog, increasing pressure in the eye. This can hurt the optic nerve.
You can't usually feel high eye pressure, and there often are no symptoms at first. But that doesn't mean that it isn't damaging your sight.
If the optic nerve becomes damaged from increased eye pressure, you may have glaucoma. And since this damage to your sight can't be fixed, it is important to have regular eye exams—especially if you are at risk.
You can't usually feel high eye pressure, and there often are no symptoms at first. But that doesn't mean that it isn't damaging your sight.
If the optic nerve becomes damaged from increased eye pressure, you may have glaucoma. And since this damage to your sight can't be fixed, it is important to have regular eye exams—especially if you are at risk.
There are many types of glaucoma. But open-angle glaucoma is the most common type. And while open-angle glaucoma is linked to increased pressure inside the eye, not all patients with glaucoma have high eye pressure. That means:
See your doctor to determine what type of glaucoma you have and if it is related to high eye pressure.
High eye pressure
High eye pressure can damage your optic nerve, which can lead to glaucoma. Once the damage is done, it cannot be reversed. Studies suggest that lowering eye pressure may slow the progression of glaucoma.
Over age 60
Increased age is a risk factor for glaucoma.
African American or Hispanic
Glaucoma is more common in these heritages.
Family history
If you have a parent or sibling with glaucoma, you have an increased chance of developing the disease.