Omnipred Side Effects Center

What Is Omnipred?

Omnipred (prednisolone acetate) Ophthalmic Suspension is an adrenocortical steroid is used to treat inflammation caused by allergies, eye infections, or any general irritation to the eye.

What Are Side Effects of Omnipred?

Common side effects of Omnipred include:

• temporary cloudy vision,
• increased sensitivity of the eyes to light,
• stinging/burning/itching/irritation in your eyes,
• increased pressure in the eyes,
• glaucoma,
• optic nerve damage,
• cataracts, and
• delayed wound healing

Omnipred may cause serious side effects including:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• blurred vision,
• tunnel vision,
• eye pain,
• seeing halos around lights,
• small white or yellow patches on the surface of your eye,
• pain behind your eyes,
• swelling or redness of your eye,
• severe discomfort in your eye, and
• crusting or drainage from your eye

Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.

Seek medical care or call 911 at once if you have the following serious side effects:

• Serious eye symptoms such as sudden vision loss, blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain or swelling, or seeing halos around lights;
• Serious heart symptoms such as fast, irregular, or pounding heartbeats; fluttering in your chest; shortness of breath; and sudden dizziness, lightheartedness, or passing out;
• Severe headache, confusion, slurred speech, arm or leg weakness, trouble walking, loss of coordination, feeling unsteady, very stiff muscles, high fever, profuse sweating, or tremors.

This document does not contain all possible side effects and others may occur. Check with your physician for additional information about side effects.

Dosage for Omnipred

The recommended dosage of Omnipred is two drops in the eyes four times per day.

What Drugs, Substances, or Supplements Interact with Omnipred?

Other drugs may interact with Omnipred. Tell your doctor all medications you take. Do not stop using Omnipred suddenly. Avoid touching the bottle tip to eyelids or to any other surface. Use of the bottle by more than one person may spread the infection.

Omnipred During Pregnancy or Breastfeeding

If you are pregnant only use Omnipred if the potential benefit outweighs the potential risk to the fetus. Do not use Omnipred if you are breastfeeding.

Additional Information

Our Omnipred (prednisolone acetate) Ophthalmic Suspension Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have:

• blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain, or seeing halos around lights;
• small white or yellow patches on the surface of your eye;
• pain behind your eyes; or
• signs of eye infection--swelling, redness, severe discomfort, crusting or drainage.

Common side effects may include:

• mild stinging, burning, or irritation in your eyes.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.