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What is Latanoprost ophthalmic?

Latanoprost is an ophthalmic prostaglandin used to reduce elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Glaucoma 17 1 Efficacy_major
Other 3 1 Efficacy_none
Ocular Hypertension 2 0
Glaucoma (Both eyes) 2 1 Efficacy_major
Eye fluid high pressure 1 0
Diagnostic assessment 1 0

See all 25 patients currently taking Latanoprost ophthalmic

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Latanoprost ophthalmic

Blurry vision 1
Dry eyes 1
Eye fluid high pressure 1

Reported Dosages

  0.005 g daily 0.005% daily 0.01 g daily 1 other daily
  19 Number of Patients: 19 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Latanoprost ophthalmic (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Latanoprost ophthalmic

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Latanoprost ophthalmic

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Latanoprost ophthalmic

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Latanoprost ophthalmic

Always
 2 50%
Usually
 2 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Latanoprost ophthalmic

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Latanoprost ophthalmic

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.