Drug Name: PATANOL
Pronounced: PAT-ah-nol
Chemical names: Olopatadine hydrochloride

PATANOL Drug Use: Patanol relieves the red, itchy eyes often caused by allergies.

PATANOL Drug Usage Instructions: Apply exactly as prescribed by your doctor. When applying the eye drops, be careful to avoid touching the eyelids with the dropper tip. This could contaminate the solution.

PATANOL Storage Instructions: Store at room temperature, keeping bottle tightly closed.

PATANOL Missed Dose: Never take 2 doses at the same time. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the one you missed and return to your regular dosage schedule.

PATANOL Side Effects: The most common side effect is: headache (occurs in 7 percent of patients).

Special Precautions with PATANOL: Other side effects may include: allergic reactions, bloodshot eyes, blurred vision, burning or stinging, changes in taste, cold-like symptoms, dry eye, and inflammation of the cornea, itching, nausea, runny nose, and sensation of a foreign body in the eye, sinus inflammation, sore throat, swollen lids, and weakness.