Do not use Minims^® Pilocarpine Nitrate if:

• you are allergic to pilocarpine nitrate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• you have had an allergy to other miotic agents in the past
• you have some particular eye conditions where the constriction of the pupil should be avoided (e.g. inflammation of the iris, some forms of glaucoma)
• you wear soft contact lenses.

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking medication for:

• Heart disease (heart failure)
• Bronchial asthma
• Stomach ulcers
• High blood pressure
• Urinary tract obstruction
• Parkinson’s disease
• Any other eye conditions

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, tell your doctor or eye specialist.

Other medicines and Minims^® Pilocarpine Nitrate

Tell your doctor or eye specialist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

• Creams or pills containing corticosteroids
• Medicines belonging to a family called anticholinergics
• Medicines used to treat allergic reactions (e.g. hayfever, hives) called antihistamines
• A pain killer called pethidine
• Medicines used to treat depression
• Any other medicine used to make the pupil of the eye smaller

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or eye specialist for advice before taking this medicine as he/ she may decide to use these drops or to prescribe you an alternative.

Contact lenses

Do not use these eye drops if you wear soft contact lenses. Your doctor will ask you to remove your contact lenses prior to the administration of the drops. There is no information on the effect of this product on contact lenses. Therefore, do not wear your contact lenses until the effects of the drops have completely worn off.

Driving and using machines

These eye drops may affect your ability to focus and/or see in the dark.

As with all eye drops, your vision may be blurred after putting the drops in. Wait until your vision is clear before driving or using machines