Pataday

Pataday treats ocular (eye) itching associated with eye allergies.

Pataday belongs to a group of drugs called antihistamines. It works by blocking the release of histamine from certain cells in the body.

This medication comes in the form of an eye drop and is used once a day.

Common side effects of Pataday includes cold-like symptoms and pharyngitis (sore throat).

Pataday is a prescription eye drop used to treat ocular (eye) itching associated with eye allergies.

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

Eye Drop

The recommended dose is one drop in each affected eye once per day.

Do not use Pataday if you are allergic to any ingredient in it.

Pataday Eye Drops

Do not wear contact lenses if your eyes are red. Pataday should not be used to treat contact lens-related irritation, or redness.

The preservative in Pataday, benzalkonium chloride, may be absorbed by soft contact lenses. Patients who wear soft contact lenses and whose eyes are not red should wait at least ten minutes after instilling Pataday before inserting contact lenses.

Do not allow dropper tip to contact your eye or any other surface.

Pataday eye drops can cause side effects including:

• headache
• blurred vision
• eye burning or stinging
• dry eyes
• sore throat
• swollen eye lids
• itching of the eye lids
• cold-like symptoms
• pharyngitis (sore throat)

Tell your doctor if any side effect is bothersome or does not go away.

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

No Pataday drug interactions have been identified, 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. It is not known if Pataday will harm your unborn baby.

Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Pataday is excreted in human breast milk or if it will harm your nursing baby.

Avoid alcohol or other medications that make you sleepy while taking olopatadine nasal spray.

Do not wear contact lenses if your eyes are red. Olopatadine eye drops should not be used to treat contact lens-related irritation, or redness.

• The preservative in olopatadine, benzalkonium chloride, may be absorbed by soft contact lenses. Patients who wear soft contact lenses and whose eyes are not red should wait at least ten minutes after instilling olopatadine eye drops before inserting contact lenses.

Do not allow dropper tip to contact your eye or any other surface.