Visin Classic, eye drops 0.05% 15 ml

Allergies, Allergic conjunctivitis, Pollinosis, Eye redness, Conjunctivitis, Increased tear discharge, Exposure to unfavorable factors, Visual fatigue Adults and children over 2 years are prescribed to relieve conjunctival edema and hyperemia (eye redness) arising from allergies or caused by exposure to chemical and physical factors (smoke, dust, chlorinated water, light, cosmetics, contact lenses).

Prescribed for children under 6 years of age under the supervision of a physician.

Indications

For adults and children over 2 years of age, it is prescribed to relieve swelling and hyperemia of the conjunctiva (redness of the eyes) resulting from allergies or caused by exposure to chemical and physical factors (smoke, dust, chlorinated water, light, cosmetics, contact lenses).

Children under 6 years of age are prescribed under the supervision of a physician.

Special instructions

“Vizin® Classic” should be used with caution in elderly patients, in patients with aneurysms, hypertension and/or coronary heart disease, as well as in patients with type I diabetes mellitus or hyperthyroidism.

Safety studies of the drug in children and adolescents have not been conducted.

This product contains benzalkonium chloride, which may cause eye irritation and discoloration of soft contact lenses. Therefore, before instilling the drug, it is necessary to remove contact lenses and install them after 15 minutes.

If the instructions for use are not followed, reactive hyperemia of the conjunctiva and nasal mucosa (rhinitis medicamentosa) may develop.

If the condition does not improve within 72 hours or if irritation and redness persist or increase, you should stop using the drug and consult a doctor. If you experience intense pain in the eyes, severe acute or unilateral redness of the eyes, headache, blurred vision, spots before the eyes or double vision, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Long-term use of the drug may increase hyperemia or lead to its reappearance.

If irritation or redness is caused by diseases of the organ of vision (infection, foreign body or mechanical, chemical, thermal effects), then before use, consult a doctor and determine the need for further therapeutic measures.

The use of the drug may cause temporary dilation of the pupil.

Long-term use and overdose of the drug should be avoided.

Do not use the drug if its color changes or becomes cloudy.

If the medicine has become unusable or has expired, do not pour it into wastewater or throw it outside! Place the medication in a bag and place it in the trash. These measures will help protect the environment!

Active ingredient

Tetrizoline

Composition

1 ml of the drug contains:

active ingredient:

tetrizoline hydrochloride – 0.50 mg;

excipients:

boric acid – 12.30 mg,

sodium chloride – 2.23 mg,

disodium edetate dihydrate – 1.00 mg,

benzalkonium chloride solution 50% – 0.20 mg (in terms of benzalkonium chloride – 0.10 mg),

sodium tetraborate – 0.57 mg,

purified water – 989.78 mg.

Pregnancy

There are no data on the penetration of the drug through the placenta and into breast milk.

Considering the possibility of developing systemic side effects, the drug can be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding only if, in the opinion of the doctor, the expected benefit to the mother outweighs the potential risk to the fetus and child.

Contraindications

Children under 2 years of age.

The drug “Vizin® Classic” should not be prescribed to patients with hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, patients with closed-angle glaucoma and endothelial-epithelial dystrophy of the cornea.

Side Effects

Post-marketing data

Very common (>1/10), common (>1/100, 1/1000, 1/10000, <1/1000), very rare (<1/10000, including isolated reports), frequency unknown (frequency cannot be estimated from available data).Visual disturbances: dilated pupil (frequency unknown).General disorders and administration site conditions: injection site reactions (including burning sensation in the eye area, redness, irritation, swelling, pain, itching) (frequency unknown).It is expected that the frequency, type and severity of adverse reactions in children should be the same as in adults.

Interaction

Not studied.

Overdose

When used in accordance with the instructions, the risk of overdose is minimal.

However, if the drug accidentally enters the gastrointestinal tract (swallowing), the following symptoms of overdose are possible: pupil dilation, nausea, cyanosis, fever, convulsions, tachycardia, arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, arterial hypotension, pulmonary edema, depression of respiratory function, including apnea (respiratory arrest), depression of the function of the central nervous system, including the development of drowsiness and coma.

The risk of developing overdose symptoms due to the systemic effects of the drug is high in neonates and young children, especially if swallowed.

A specific antidote is unknown.

Treatment of overdose if it enters the gastrointestinal tract: prescribe activated charcoal, gastric lavage, oxygen inhalation, antipyretics and anticonvulsants. To lower blood pressure, use phentolamine 5 mg in saline solution slowly intravenously or 100 mg orally. Vasopressor agents are contraindicated in patients with low blood pressure.

If any symptoms of overdose appear, consult a doctor immediately!

Clinical pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics:

Tetrizoline is a sympathomimetic drug that stimulates alpha-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system, but has no or weak effect on beta-adrenergic receptors. Being a sympathomimetic amine, tetrizoline has a vasoconstrictor effect and reduces tissue swelling.

The effect begins 60 seconds after instillation and lasts 4–8 hours.

Pharmacokinetics:

When applied topically, it is practically not absorbed. Detailed pharmacokinetic studies have not been conducted following topical application of eye drops.

Short product description

Vizin® fights eye redness. Activation in 60 seconds 1.

1 – According to the instructions for use.

Storage conditions

Store at a temperature not exceeding 30 °C.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Shelf life

3 years

Manufacturer

Janssen Pharmaceuticals N.V., Belgium