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Isopto Carpine Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Isopto Carpine Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Isopto® Carpine
(pilocarpine hydrochloride) Structural Formula Illustration

Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

Isopto® Carpine (pilocarpine) ophthalmic solution is indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Isopto® Carpine (pilocarpine) is indicated for the management of acute angle-closure glaucoma.

Prevention of Postoperative Elevated IOP

Isopto® Carpine (pilocarpine) is indicated for the prevention of postoperative elevated IOP associated with laser surgery.

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What is Consumer information?

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Isopto Carpine Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used alone or with other medications to treat high pressure inside the eye due to glaucoma or other eye diseases (e.g., ocular hypertension). Lowering high pressure inside the eye helps to prevent blindness, vision loss, and nerve damage. This medication may also be used during certain eye surgeries and to reverse the effects of drugs used to enlarge the pupil (e.g., during an eye exam). Pilocarpine works by causing the pupil of the eye to shrink and decreasing the amount of fluid within the eye.

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