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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Glaucoma / June 2004

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Iopidine glaucoma drops???

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MC - 20 Jun 2004 08:41 GMT
Anyone ever heard of Iopidine? Any thoughts or comments???  

MC
Sherry - 20 Jun 2004 05:16 GMT
> Anyone ever heard of Iopidine? Any thoughts or comments???  
>
> MC

Yup - I was on it for a short period of time.  It didn't do much for me,
but everyone's different.

Sherry
Rick Cohn, M.D. - 22 Jun 2004 01:53 GMT
> Anyone ever heard of Iopidine? Any thoughts or comments???  
>
> MC

It is an alpha agonist and was popular briefly because it lowered IOP
nicely...the problem is that nearly 40% of patients become allergic to
the drop within a year or so, causing a red and itchy eye.  Alphagan
has all but replaced Iopidine (it's in the same family but has a lower
incidence of allergy)...I haven't written a prescription for Iopidine
in years.
--Dr. Cohn
Laura - 22 Jun 2004 04:28 GMT
Would people who are allergic to alphagan (like me) also be allergic
to lopidine?

Laura

>It is an alpha agonist and was popular briefly because it lowered IOP
>nicely...the problem is that nearly 40% of patients become allergic to
>the drop within a year or so, causing a red and itchy eye.  Alphagan
>has all but replaced Iopidine (it's in the same family but has a lower
>incidence of allergy)...I haven't written a prescription for Iopidine
>in years.
Rick Cohn, M.D. - 22 Jun 2004 22:50 GMT
> Would people who are allergic to alphagan (like me) also be allergic
> to lopidine?
>
> Laura

Very likely
--Dr. C
Rick Cohn, M.D. - 22 Jun 2004 22:51 GMT
> Would people who are allergic to alphagan (like me) also be allergic
> to lopidine?
>
> Laura

Very likely
--Dr. C
 
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