Ocudine Eye Drop 0.2%

Overview

Chemically Ocudine Eye Drop is 9-Fluoro-11B, 17, 21-trihydroxy-16a-methylpregna-1, 4-diene-3, -20-dione. Ocudine Eye Drop is a corticosteroid. It reduces swelling and inflammation. Ocudine Eye Drop is used in different conditions such as skin diseases, allergic conditions, breathing problems, cancer, blood disorders, eye diseases and in arthritis. Ocudine Eye Drop is also used to treat nausea and vomitting produced by cancer chemotherapy;.

Indications

Ocudine Eye Drop is primarily indicated in conditions like Adrenocortical insufficiency, Anorexia in palliative care, Brain tumors, Cerebral oedema, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Dyspnoea, Dyspnoea in palliative care, Headache due to raised intracranial pressure in palliative care, Nausea and vomiting (chemotherapy induced), Pain due to nerve compression in palliative care, Palliative surgery., Raised intracranial pressure, Respiratory distress syndrome, Shock, Suppression of inflammatory and allergic disorders, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Asthma, Blood disorders, Connective tissue diseases, Gl diseases, Liver diseases, Malignancy, Ocular diseases, osteoarthiritis of superficial joints, Osteoarthritis, Renal diseases.

Contraindication

Ocudine Eye Drop is contraindicated in conditions like Diabetes mellitus, Hyp ertension, Psychosis,Osteoporosis, GI ulceration Infections, Renal insufficiency.

Side Effects

The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Ocudine Eye Drop, which give rise to further complications include Glaucoma, Peptic ulceration, Myopathy, Osteoporosis, Posterior subcapsular cataract, Growth retardation, Aseptic bone necrosis, Ocular hypertension, Subcapsular cataract, Pancreatic disturbance, Cushing like features, Oedema, Retinal detachment, Moon face, Truncal obesity, Negative calcium balance.Ocudine Eye Drop produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Collapse, Suppression of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Ocudine Eye Drop therapy.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Ocudine Eye Drop are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Nausea, Vomiting, Insomnia, Nervousness, Nocturia, Increased appetite, Obesity, Facial rounding, Fragility of skin, Euphoria, Glucose intolerance, nervousness, Nervousness, adrenal suppression, protein catabolism, lipid metabolism.