Pronunciation
(oh la PAT a deen)
Medication Safety Issues
Sound-alike/look-alike issues:
Patanol may be confused with Platinol
International issues:
Patanol [US, Canada, and multiple international markets] may be confused with Bétanol brand name for metipranolol [Monaco]
Storage/Stability
Store at 2°C to 25°C (36°F to 77°F).
OTC labeling (Pataday): Store at 4°C to 25°C (39°F to 77°F).
Adverse Reactions
Central nervous system: Headache (≤5%)
Gastrointestinal: Dysgeusia (2% to 5%), nausea (≤5%)
Infection: Cold symptoms (≤10%)
Neuromuscular & skeletal: Back pain (≤5%), weakness (≤5%)
Ocular: Abnormal sensation in eyes (2% to 5%), blurred vision (2% to 5%), dry eye syndrome (2% to 5%), superficial punctate keratitis (2% to 5%), burning sensation of eyes (≤5%), conjunctivitis (≤5%), eyelid edema (≤5%), eye pain (≤5%), eye pruritus (≤5%), foreign body sensation (≤5%), keratitis (≤5%), stinging of eyes (≤5%), hyperemia
Respiratory: Pharyngitis (≤10%), cough (≤5%), rhinitis (≤5%), sinusitis (≤5%)
Miscellaneous: Flu-like symptoms (≤5%), hypersensitivity (≤5%), infection (≤5%)
