Latisse?
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Latisse?;Lumigan?
Brand Names: Canada:
Latisse?;Lumigan?;Lumigan? RC
Uses
- It is used to treat glaucoma.
- It is used to lower high eye pressure.
- It is used to help eyelashes grow. It may take 2 months to see the full effect.
- Bimatoprost lowers pressure in the eye.
- Bimatoprost helps hair growth.
Dosing
How to take
- All products:
- Wash your hands before and after use.
- Take out contact lenses before using this drug. Lenses may be put back in 15 minutes after this drug is given. Do not put contacts back in if your eyes are irritated or infected.
- Lumigan:
- For the eye only.
- Do not touch the container tip to the eye, lid, or other skin.
- Tilt your head back and drop drug into the eye.
- After use, keep your eyes closed. Put pressure on the inside corner of the eye. Do this for 1 to 2 minutes. This keeps the drug in your eye.
- Space each eye drug by 5 minutes.
- LatisseT:
- For the eyelid only.
- Clean your face and take off make-up.
- Put on upper eyelid using only the applicator that comes with it.
- Use a new applicator for the other eye.
- Do not use the applicators more than 1 time.
- Blot extra solution from the eyelid.
- Do not put on lower lashes.
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