Information for Patients
As with any eye drop, to prevent contaminating the dropper tip
and solution, care should be taken not to touch the eyelids or surrounding areas
with the dropper tip of the bottle. Keep bottle tightly closed when not in use.
Patients should be advised not to wear a contact lens if their eye is red.
PATADAY™ (olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic
solution) 0.2% should not be used to treat contact lens related irritation. The
preservative in PATADAY™ solution, benzalkonium
chloride, may be absorbed by soft contact lenses. Patients who wear soft contact
lenses and whose eyes are not red, should be instructed
to wait at least ten minutes after instilling PATADAY™
(olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.2% before they insert their
contact lenses.
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of
Fertility
Olopatadine administered orally was not carcinogenic in mice and
rats in doses up to 500 mg/kg/day and 200 mg/kg/day, respectively. Based on a 40
µL drop size and a 50 kg person, these doses were approximately 150,000 and
50,000 times higher than the maximum recommended ocular human dose (MROHD). No
mutagenic potential was observed when olopatadine was tested in an in vitro bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) test, an in vitro mammalian chromosome aberration assay or an in vivo mouse micronucleus test. Olopatadine administered
to male and female rats at oral doses of approximately 100,000 times MROHD level
resulted in a slight decrease in the fertility index and reduced implantation
rate; no effects on reproductive function were observed at doses of
approximately 15,000 times the MROHD level.
Pregnancy
Teratogenic effects: Pregnancy
Category COlopatadine was found not to be teratogenic in rats and rabbits.
However, rats treated at 600 mg/kg/day, or 150,000 times the MROHD and rabbits
treated at 400 mg/kg/day, or approximately 100,000 times the MROHD, during
organogenesis showed a decrease in live fetuses. In addition, rats treated with
600 mg/kg/day of olopatadine during organogenesis showed a decrease in fetal
weight. Further, rats treated with 600 mg/kg/day of olopatadine during late
gestation through the lactation period showed a decrease in neonatal survival
and body weight.
There are, however, no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant
women. Because animal studies are not always predictive of human responses, this
drug should be used in pregnant women only if the potential benefit to the
mother justifies the potential risk to the embryo or fetus.
Nursing Mothers
Olopatadine has been identified in the milk of nursing rats
following oral administration. It is not known whether topical ocular
administration could result in sufficient systemic absorption to produce
detectable quantities in the human breast milk. Nevertheless, caution should be
exercised when PATADAY™ (olopatadine hydrochloride
ophthalmic solution) 0.2% is administered to a nursing mother.
Pediatric Use
Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients below the age of 3
years have not been established.
Geriatric Use
No overall differences in safety and effectiveness have been
observed between elderly and younger patients.