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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

PRESCRIBING INFORMATION | INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

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HOW TO USE CYSTADROPS

ADMINISTERING CYSTADROPS TO CHILDREN

Practical 4 times a day dosing

  • Use CYSTADROPS exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use it.
  • CYSTADROPS is for use in the eyes.
  • Use 1 drop in each eye, 4 times a day during waking hours.
  • If you miss a dose, administer the missed dose as soon as possible and then use the drops at your next regular scheduled time.

TO USE CYSTADROPS, CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

STEP 1: BEFORE USING A CYSTADROPS BOTTLE FOR THE FIRST TIME

  • Before opening, store CYSTADROPS in the refrigerator.
  • Check the expiration date on the CYSTADROPS bottle before use. Do not use CYSTADROPS if the expiration date has passed.
    • Do not use CYSTADROPS if more than 7 days have passed since the opening date.
  • After opening a CYSTADROPS bottle, allow it to reach room temperature before using it for the first time and write the date of opening in the space provided on the carton.
  • Wash your hands carefully in order to avoid contamination of the contents in the bottle.
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  • Remove the green protective cap.

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  • Remove the metal seal.

    The silver ring seal is in two pieces - the ring peels off and then the silver cap pops off.

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  • Remove the gray stopper.

    Take extra care to avoid contaminating the bottle rim by slowly and firmly removing the gray stopper.

  • Do not touch the opening of the bottle after removing the gray stopper.
  • Place the opened bottle on a flat surface.

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  • Take the dropper out of its packaging. Do not touch the end of the dropper that will be attached to the bottle.
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  • Attach the dropper to the bottle. After attaching the dropper to the bottle, do not remove the dropper from the bottle.

    When attaching the dropper to the bottle, the dropper attaches around the outside of the bottle rim. Turn and push to attach.


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  • Make sure that you do not lose the small white cap that comes on the top of the dropper.

    Completely screw on the white cap so it does not fall off. This will help to avoid contamination.

opening date

STEP 2: BEFORE USING CYSTADROPS

  • Check the opening date that you wrote down on the carton. Do not use CYSTADROPS if more than 7 days have passed since the opening date.
  • Get the CYSTADROPS dropper bottle, mirror, and tissue.
  • Wash your hands.

 

STEP 3: USING THE CYSTADROPS DROPPER BOTTLE

1. HOLD
  • Twist the small white cap to remove it from the dropper. Do not throw the small white cap away.
  • Hold the CYSTADROPS dropper bottle with the dropper pointing down, between your thumb and fingers. If no medicine fills the dropper, move the CYSTADROPS dropper bottle up and down until medicine fills the dropper.

2. APPLY
  • Tilt your head back. Pull down your lower eyelid with a clean finger and look up. The medicine will go into the space between your lower eyelid and your eye.
  • Use the mirror to help you bring the dropper bottle tip close to the eye.
  • Do not let the CYSTADROPS dropper touch your eyelids or any other surfaces.
  • Gently squeeze the dropper to release one drop of CYSTADROPS.
  • If a drop misses your eye, try again.
3. MASSAGE
  • After using CYSTADROPS, press a finger into the corner of your eye by your nose, then gently massage your upper eyelid to spread the eye drop over your eye.

4. WIPE
  • Remove any medicine around the eye with a tissue.
  • Repeat STEP 3 for the other eye.
  • Replace the small white cap on the dropper immediately after use.

OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

  • Use CYSTADROPS exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use it.
  • CYSTADROPS is for use in the eyes.
  • Wash your hands before each use.
  • If you use CYSTADROPS with other eye medicines, you should wait at least 10 minutes between using CYSTADROPS and your other eye medicines.
  • If you wear contact lenses, remove them before using CYSTADROPS. You should wait at least 15 minutes after using CYSTADROPS, before placing your contact lenses back in your eyes.
  • To minimize the risk of contamination, do not let the CYSTADROPS dropper touch your eyelids or any other surfaces.

STORING CYSTADROPS

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  • Before opening, store new, unopened CYSTADROPS in the refrigerator between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C).

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  • After first opening, store opened CYSTADROPS at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C). Do not refrigerate after opening.
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  • Keep CYSTADROPS in the original carton to protect from light.
  • Keep the CYSTADROPS bottle dropper tightly closed when not in use.

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  • Throw away any unused CYSTADROPS 7 days after opening.
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  • Keep CYSTADROPS and all medicines out of the reach of children.
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Indications and Usage

WHAT is CYSTADROPS?
CYSTADROPS (cysteamine ophthalmic solution) 0.37% is a prescription medicine used to treat corneal cystine crystal deposits in the eye in adults and children with cystinosis.

Important Safety Information

Before starting CYSTADROPS, tell your healthcare provider (HCP) about all your medical conditions, including if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Tell your HCP about all the medicines you take, including any prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements.

To minimize the risk of contamination, do not touch the dropper tip to the eyelids, surrounding areas, or to any surface. Keep bottle tightly closed when not in use.

What are the possible side effects of CYSTADROPS?
CYSTADROPS may cause side effects including:

The most common side effects of CYSTADROPS are eye pain (stinging), blurred vision, eye irritation (burning), eye redness, discomfort at instillation site (sticky eyes or sticky eyelids), eye itching, watery eyes, medicine deposit on the eye lashes or around the eyes.

These are not all the possible side effects of CYSTADROPS. Call your HCP for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Call 1-800-FDA-1088 or visit www.fda.gov/medwatch.

CYSTADROPS® (cysteamine ophthalmic solution), for topical ophthalmic use, is available as 3.8 mg/mL of cysteamine (0.37%) in 5 mL bottles.

INDICATIONS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

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Important Safety Information

Before starting CYSTADROPS, tell your healthcare provider (HCP) about all your medical conditions, including if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Tell your HCP about all the medicines you take, including any prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements.