Alocril

Alocril is a prescription medication used to treat itchy eyes caused by allergies. Alocril belongs to a group of drugs called mast cell stabilizers. These work by inhibiting the release of chemicals from mast cells that cause your eyes to itch.

This medication comes in eyedrop form and is taken twice per day.

Common side effects include headache, burning or stinging of the eyes, and nasal congestion.

Alocril is a prescription medication used to treat itchy eyes caused by allergies.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully.

The dose your doctor recommends may be based on the following:

• the condition being treated
• other medical conditions you have
• other medications you are taking
• how you respond to this medication
• your weight
• your height
• your age
• your gender

The recommended dose of Alocril for the treatment of itchy eyes caused by allergies is one or two drops in each eye twice a day.

Serious side effects have been reported with Alocril. Do not take Alocril if you:

• are allergic to Alocril or to any of its ingredients
• wear contact lenses

Avoid allowing the tip of the dispensing container to contact the eye, surrounding structures, fingers, or any other surface in order to avoid contamination of the solution by common bacteria known to cause eye infections. Serious damage to the eye and subsequent loss of vision may result from using contaminated Alocril.

Serious side effects have been reported with Alocril. See the “Drug Precautions” section.

Common side effects include:

• headache
• burning and/or stinging of the eyes
• nasal congestion
• unpleasant taste

This is not a complete list of Alocril side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

No drug interactions have been evaluated by the manufacturer. However, you should tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Not all drug interactions are known or reported and new drug interactions are continually being reported.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Alocril falls into category B. There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Alocril. In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

It is not known if Alocril crosses into human milk. Because many medications can cross into human milk and because of the possibility for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants with use of this medication, a choice should be made whether to stop nursing or stop the use of this medication. Your doctor and you will decide if the benefits outweigh the risk of using Alocril.