Bromfenac (BROME-fen-ak)

Treats swelling of the eye after cataract surgery. This medicine is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID).

Brand Name(s):

Xibrom

When This Medicine Should Not Be Used:

How to Use This Medicine:

Drop

• Do not use this medicine while wearing contact lenses.
• Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
• Wash your hands with soap and water before and after using this medicine.
• To use the eye drops: Hold the dropper close to your eye with the other hand. Drop the correct number of drops into the pocket made between your lower lid and eyeball. Gently close your eyes. Place your index finger over the inner corner of your eye for 1 minute. Do not rinse or wipe the dropper or allow it to touch anything, including your eye. Put the cap on the bottle right away. Keep the bottle upright when you are not using it.
• Keep using this medicine for at least two weeks unless your doctor tells you otherwise.

If a dose is missed:

• If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to use the medicine and skip the missed dose. Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

How to Store and Dispose of This Medicine:

• Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
• Keep the bottle tightly closed when you are not using it.
• Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
• Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.

Drugs and Foods to Avoid:

Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.

• Make sure your doctor knows if you are also using blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin®).

Warnings While Using This Medicine:

• Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
• Tell your doctor if you have asthma, or a sulfite allergy. Your doctor needs to know about any allergies you have to drugs, especially to aspirin, phenylacetic acid and other NSAIDs (diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen, Advil®, Aleve®, Celebrex®, Ecotrin®, Motrin®, or Voltaren®). Your doctor should know if you have a bleeding disorder, diabetes, dry eye syndrome, or rheumatoid arthritis.
• Make sure your doctor knows about all eye surgeries you have had.
• If you hurt your eye, develop an eye infection, or need to have eye surgery, talk with your doctor right away. You may need to change your medicine or stop using it.

Possible Side Effects While Using This Medicine:

Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:

• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
• Bleeding, pain, itching, redness, or irritation in your eye.
• Ongoing problems with your vision.

If you notice these less serious side effects, talk with your doctor:

• Dryness, burning, or stinging in your eye.
• Feeling that something is in your eye.
• Headache.