In clinical trials, more than 484 patients were treated with TAPTICOM®. The most common adverse effect associated with treatment, occurring in approximately 7% of patients, was conjunctival / eye hyperemia, in most cases mild. The undesirable reactions observed in the clinical studies of the Tapticom® drug were limited to the same reactions that were previously observed with the separate use of tafluprost and timolol. New unwanted reactions, characteristic only for the drug Tapticom ®, in clinical studies have been identified. The majority of undesirable reactions were observed from the side of the organ of vision, had an easy or moderate degree, serious reactions were not noted.
To estimate the frequency of undesired reactions, according to the terminology MEDDRA, the following classification was used: very often (≥ 1/10 cases); often (≥ 1/100, <1/10); infrequently (≥ 1/1000, <1/100); rarely (≥ 1/10000, <1/1000); very rarely (<1/10000) and unknown (the frequency can not be determined from the available data).
Tapticom® (combination of tafluprost and timolol)
Infringements from nervous system
Infrequently: headache.
Disturbances on the part of the organ of sight
Often: congestion / eye hyperemia, itching in the eyes, eye pain, eyelash changes (increase in length, thickness and number of eyelashes), eyelash color change, eye irritation, foreign body sensation in the eyes, blurred vision, photophobia.
Infrequently: unpleasant sensations in the eyes, dry eye mucosa, a feeling of discomfort in the eyes, conjunctivitis, erythema eyelids, allergic eye damage symptoms, eyelid edema, superficial punctate keratitis, lacrimation, inflammatory reaction in the anterior chamber moisture, asthenopia, blepharitis.
Undesirable reactions that were observed during the treatment period tafluprost or timolol, and which can potentially develop with Tapticom®:
Tafluprost
Disorders from the side of the organ of vision: decreased visual acuity, increased pigmentation of the iris, eyelid pigmentation, conjunctival edema, appearance of the discharge from the eyes, cell opalescence in the anterior chamber of the eye, allergic conjunctivitis, conjunctival pigmentation, conjunctival follicles, deepening of the fold of the eyelid, iritis / uveitis.
Disturbances from the skin and subcutaneous tissues: hypertrichosis century.
Disturbance of the respiratory system: unknown: exacerbation of asthma, shortness of breath.
Timolol
Immune system disorders: allergic reactions, including angioedema, hives, local or generalized skin rash, anaphylaxis, skin itching.
Infringements from metabolism and nutrition: hypoglycemia.
Disorders of the psyche: depression, insomnia, nightmares, memory loss, nervousness.
Impaired nervous system: dizziness, fainting, paresthesia, increased myasthenia gravis symptoms, acute cerebrovascular accident, cerebral ischemia.
Disorders from the side of the organ of vision: keratitis, decreased corneal sensitivity, visual acuity, including refractive changes (in some cases, as a result of cancellation of myotectic therapy), ptosis, diplopia, vascular closure after fistulizing surgery (see section "Special instructions"), lacrimation, corneal erosion.
Disturbances from the organ of hearing and balance: tinnitus.
Heart Disease: bradycardia, chest pain, palpitations, edema, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrest, heart block, atrioventricular blockade, heart failure.
Vascular disorders: lowering blood pressure, intermittent claudication, the phenomenon of Raynaud, cold hands and feet.
Disturbances from the respiratory system, chest and mediastinal organs: shortness of breath, bronchospasm (mainly in patients with a history of bronchospasm), respiratory failure, cough.
Disorders from the gastrointestinal tract: nausea, dyspepsia, diarrhea, dryness of the oral mucosa, dysgeusia, abdominal pain, vomiting.
Disturbances from the skin and subcutaneous tissues: alopecia, psoriasis-like rash or exacerbation of psoriasis, skin rash.
Disturbances from the musculoskeletal and connective tissue: systemic lupus erythematosus, myalgia, arthropathy.
Disorders from the reproductive system and mammary glands: Peyronie's disease, decreased libido, sexual dysfunction.
General disorders: asthenia / fatigue. thirst.
Very rarely, when eye drops containing phosphates were used, cases of calcification of the cornea were reported in some patients with severe corneal lesions.