Beta-blocking agents, for ophthalmic use (alone or in combination with brinzolamide, dorzolamide, brimonidine, travoprost, latanoprost, bimatoprost, pilocarpine) betaxolol - carteolol - levobunolol - metipranolol - timolol and product information on systemic adverse drug reactions after ophthalmic administration. _ Final SmPC and PL wording Agreed by the PhVWP in May 2011
Doc.Ref.: CMDh/PhVWP/030/2011 July 2011
Proposed changes in SmPC based on class review of systemic effects of ophthalmic beta-blockers.
Specific text for betaxolol or timolol only is in bold.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Carteolol, levobunolol, Betaxolol Timolol metipranolol, befunolol When using nasolacrimal When using nasolacrimal When using nasolacrimal occlusion or closing the eyelids occlusion or closing the eyelids occlusion or closing the for 2 minutes, the systemic for 2 minutes, the systemic eyelids for 2 minutes, the absorption is reduced. This absorption is reduced. This systemic absorption is may result in a decrease in may result in a decrease in reduced. This may result systemic side effects and an systemic side effects and an in a decrease in systemic increase in local activity. increase in local activity. side effects and an increase in local activity.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Carteolol, levobunolol, Betaxolol Timolol metipranolol, befunolol Hypersensitivity to the active Hypersensitivity to the active Hypersensitivity to the substance (substances), or to substance (substances), or to active substance any of the excipients. any of the excipients. (substances), or to any of the excipients.
Reactive airway disease Reactive airway disease Reactive airway disease including bronchial asthma or a including severe bronchial including bronchial history of bronchial asthma, asthma or a history of severe asthma or a history of severe chronic obstructive bronchial asthma, severe bronchial asthma, severe pulmonary disease. chronic obstructive chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. pulmonary disease.
Sinus bradycardia, sick sinus Sinus bradycardia, sick sinus Sinus bradycardia, sick syndrome, sino-atrial block, syndrome sino-atrial block, sinus syndrome sino- second or third degree second or third degree atrial block, second or atrioventricular block not atrioventricular block not third degree controlled with pace-maker. controlled with pace-maker. atrioventricular block not Overt cardiac failure, Overt cardiac failure, controlled with pace- cardiogenic shock. cardiogenic shock. maker. Overt cardiac failure, cardiogenic shock.
Chyba! V dokumentu není žádný text v zadaném stylu. EMA/CHMP/PhVWP/208478/2011 Page 2/13 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Carteolol, levobunolol, Betaxolol Timolol metipranolol, befunolol Like other topically applied Like other topically applied Like other topically ophthalmic agents
Chyba! V dokumentu není žádný text v zadaném stylu. EMA/CHMP/PhVWP/208478/2011 Page 3/13 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Cardiac disorders: Cardiac disorders: Cardiac disorders: In patients with cardiovascular In patients with cardiovascular In patients with diseases (e.g. coronary heart diseases (e.g. coronary heart cardiovascular diseases disease, Prinzmetal's angina disease, Prinzmetal's angina (e.g. coronary heart and cardiac failure) and and cardiac failure) and disease, Prinzmetal's hypotension therapy with beta- hypotension therapy with beta- angina and cardiac failure) blockers should be critically blockers should be critically and hypotension therapy assessed and the therapy with assessed and the therapy with with beta-blockers should other active substances should other active substances should be critically assessed and be considered. Patients with be considered. Patients with the therapy with other cardiovascular diseases should cardiovascular diseases should active substances should be watched for signs of be watched for signs of be considered. Patients deterioration of these diseases deterioration of these diseases with cardiovascular and of adverse reactions. and of adverse reactions. diseases should be watched for signs of Due to its negative effect on Due to its negative effect on deterioration of these conduction time, beta-blockers conduction time, beta-blockers diseases and of adverse should only be given with should only be given with reactions. caution to patients with first caution to patients with first degree heart block. degree heart block. Due to its negative effect on conduction time, beta- blockers should only be given with caution to patients with first degree heart block.
Vascular disorders Vascular disorders Vascular disorders Patients with severe peripheral Patients with severe peripheral Patients with severe circulatory circulatory peripheral circulatory disturbance/disorders (i.e. disturbance/disorders (i.e. disturbance/disorders (i.e. severe forms of Raynaud’s severe forms of Raynaud’s severe forms of Raynaud’s disease or Raynaud’s disease or Raynaud’s disease or Raynaud’s syndrome) should be treated syndrome) should be treated syndrome) should be with caution. with caution. treated with caution.
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Hypoglycaemia/diabetes Hypoglycaemia/diabetes Hypoglycaemia/diabetes Beta-blockers should be Beta-blockers should be Beta-blockers should be administered with caution in administered with caution in administered with caution patients subject to spontaneous patients subject to spontaneous in patients subject to hypoglycaemia or to patients hypoglycaemia or to patients spontaneous with labile diabetes, as beta- with labile diabetes, as beta- hypoglycaemia or to blockers may mask the signs blockers may mask the signs patients with labile and symptoms of acute and symptoms of acute diabetes, as beta-blockers hypoglycaemia. hypoglycaemia. may mask the signs and symptoms of acute hypoglycaemia.
Beta-blockers may also mask Beta-blockers may also mask Beta-blockers may also the signs of hyperthyroidism. the signs of hyperthyroidism. mask the signs of hyperthyroidism.
Corneal diseases Corneal diseases Corneal diseases Ophthalmic β-blockers may Ophthalmic β-blockers may Ophthalmic β-blockers induce dryness of eyes. induce dryness of eyes. may induce dryness of Patients with corneal diseases Patients with corneal diseases eyes. Patients with corneal should be treated with caution. should be treated with caution. diseases should be treated with caution.
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Anaphylactic reactions Anaphylactic reactions Anaphylactic reactions While taking beta-blockers, While taking beta-blockers, While taking beta- patients with history of atopy patients with history of atopy blockers, patients with or a history of severe or a history of severe history of atopy or a anaphylactic reaction to a anaphylactic reaction to a history of severe variety of allergens may be variety of allergens may be anaphylactic reaction to a more reactive to repeated more reactive to repeated variety of allergens may challenge with such allergens challenge with such allergens be more reactive to and unresponsive to the usual and unresponsive to the usual repeated challenge with dose of adrenaline used to treat dose of adrenaline used to treat such allergens and anaphylactic reactions. anaphylactic reactions. unresponsive to the usual dose of adrenaline used to treat anaphylactic reactions.
Choroidal detachment Choroidal detachment Choroidal detachment Choroidal detachment has Choroidal detachment has been Choroidal detachment has been reported with reported with administration of been reported with administration of aqueous aqueous suppressant therapy administration of aqueous suppressant therapy (e.g. (e.g. timolol, acetazolamide) suppressant therapy (e.g. timolol, acetazolamide) after after filtration procedures. timolol, acetazolamide) filtration procedures. after filtration procedures.
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There is a potential for There is a potential for There is a potential for additive effects resulting in additive effects resulting in additive effects resulting in hypotension and/or marked hypotension and/or marked hypotension and/or marked bradycardia when ophthalmic bradycardia when bradycardia when ophthalmic beta-blockers solution is ophthalmic beta-blockers beta-blockers solution is administered concomitantly solution is administered administered concomitantly with oral calcium channel concomitantly with oral with oral calcium channel blockers, beta-adrenergic calcium channel blockers, blockers, beta-adrenergic blocking agents, beta-adrenergic blocking blocking agents, antiarrhythmics (including agents, antiarrhythmics antiarrhythmics (including amiodarone), digitalis (including amiodarone), amiodarone), digitalis glycosides, digitalis glycosides, glycosides, parasympathomimetics, parasympathomimetics, parasympathomimetics, guanethidine. guanethidine. guanethidine.
For timolol only: Potentiated systemic beta- blockade (e.g., decreased heart rate, myocardial* depression) has been reported during combined treatment with CYP2D6 inhibitors (e.g. quinidine, fluoxetine, paroxetine) and timolol.
Mydriasis resulting from Mydriasis resulting from Mydriasis resulting from concomitant use of concomitant use of concomitant use of ophthalmic ophthalmic beta-blockers and ophthalmic beta-blockers beta-blockers and adrenaline adrenaline (epinephrine) has and adrenaline (epinephrine) (epinephrine) has been been reported occasionally. has been reported reported occasionally. occasionally.
*There is the print error in the CMD texts (the word “myocardial” is not included). This error will be corrected.
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Lactation Lactation Lactation Beta-blockers are excreted in Beta-blockers are excreted Beta-blockers are excreted in breast milk. However, at in breast milk. However, at breast milk. However, at therapeutic doses of
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Data from clinical studies including frequencies (if available). Additional adverse reactions have been seen with ophthalmic beta-blockers and may potentially occur with
Metabolism and nutrition Metabolism and nutrition Metabolism and nutrition disorders: disorders: disorders: Hypoglycaemia. Hypoglycaemia. Hypoglycaemia.
Psychiatric disorders: Psychiatric disorders: Psychiatric disorders: Insomnia, depression, Insomnia, depression, Insomnia, depression, nightmares, memory loss. nightmares, memory loss. nightmares, memory loss.
Nervous system disorders: Nervous system disorders: Nervous system disorders: Syncope, cerebrovascular Syncope, cerebrovascular Syncope, cerebrovascular accident, cerebral ischemia, accident, cerebral ischemia, accident, cerebral ischemia, increases in signs and increases in signs and increases in signs and symptoms of myasthenia symptoms of myasthenia symptoms of myasthenia gravis, dizziness, gravis, dizziness, gravis, dizziness, paraesthesia, paraesthesia, and headache. paraesthesia, and headache. and headache.
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Cardiac disorders: Cardiac disorders: Cardiac disorders: Bradycardia, chest pain, Bradycardia, chest pain, Bradycardia, chest pain, palpitations, oedema, palpitations, oedema, palpitations, oedema, arrhythmia, congestive heart arrhythmia, congestive heart arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, atrioventricular failure, atrioventricular failure, atrioventricular block, block, cardiac arrest, cardiac block, cardiac arrest, cardiac cardiac arrest, cardiac failure. failure. failure.
Vascular disorders: Vascular disorders: Vascular disorders: Hypotension, Raynaud's Hypotension, Raynaud's Hypotension, Raynaud's phenomenon, cold hands and phenomenon, cold hands phenomenon, cold hands and feet. and feet. feet.
Respiratory, thoracic, and Respiratory, thoracic, and Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders: mediastinal disorders: mediastinal disorders: Bronchospasm Bronchospasm Bronchospasm (predominantly (predominantly in patients (predominantly in patients in patients with pre-existing with pre-existing with pre-existing bronchospastic disease), bronchospastic disease), bronchospastic disease), dyspnoea, cough. dyspnoea, cough. dyspnoea, cough.
Gastrointestinal disorders: Gastrointestinal disorders: Gastrointestinal disorders: Dysgeusia, nausea, Dys geusia, nausea, Dysgeusia, nausea, dyspepsia, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dry dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dry diarrhoea, dry mouth, mouth, abdominal pain, mouth, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, vomiting. vomiting. vomiting.
Skin and subcutaneous tissue Skin and subcutaneous Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: tissue disorders: disorders: Alopecia, psoriasiform rash Alopecia, psoriasiform rash Alopecia, psoriasiform rash or or exacerbation of psoriasis, or exacerbation of psoriasis, exacerbation of psoriasis, skin skin rash. skin rash. rash.
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Reproductive system and Reproductive system and Reproductive system and breast breast disorders: breast disorders: disorders: Sexual dysfunction, Sexual dysfunction, Sexual dysfunction, decreased decreased libido. decreased libido. libido.
General disorders and General disorders and General disorders and administration site administration site administration site conditions: conditions: conditions: Asthenia/fatigue. Asthenia/fatigue. Asthenia/fatigue.
PACKAGE LEAFLET Version 1, 10.6.2011 2. BEFORE YOU USE
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Product specific side effect should be placed here Like other topically applied ophthalmic drugs,
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