Lotemax Ophthalmic Ointment (loteprednol etabonate)

Side effects of Lotemax Ophthalmic Ointment include:

• minor burning when using the eye drops
• feeling that something is in your eye
• being more sensitive to light
• headache
• runny nose
• sore throat
• dry/red/itchy/watery eyes and elevated intraocular (inside the eye) pressure which may be associated with optic nerve damage
• cataract formation, and
• herpes simplex

• Wash hands prior to using Lotemax  ointment.
• Apply a small amount (approximately ½ inch ribbon) into the conjunctival sac(s) four times daily beginning 24 hours after surgery and continuing throughout the first 2 weeks of the post-operative period.

• There are no adequate and well-controlled studies with loteprednol etabonate in pregnant women.
• There are no data on the presence of loteprednol etabonate in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.
• The developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered, along with the mother's clinical need for Lotemax (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic ointment) 0.5% and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed infant from Lotemax.