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Ketotifen

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Ketotifen is a medication to treat eye itching from allergies.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Brands

Zaditor • Zetofen • Zaditen

Side Effects

Common

Headache
Eye pain
Itchy eyes
Burning eyes
Enlarged (dilated) pupils
Rash
Allergic reaction
Sore or burning eyes
Runny nose

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A 30-year old asked:

Zaditor (ketotifen) is what?

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A 30-year old asked:

Is zaditor (ketotifen) better than opcon?

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A 40-year old asked:

Do I have to use zaditor (ketotifen) daily?

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A 50-year old asked:

Please help! what are the side effects of ketotifen?

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A 50-year old asked:

Hi doctors, can you tell me what is ketotifen recommended for?

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A 38-year old male asked:

I stopped taking cetirizin and Loratadin since not working well. Shell I take and continue ketotifen and montalukatas? How long I should continue?

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A 39-year old asked:

Ketotifen drops- do they have steroid in them?

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A 45-year old asked:

Can anyone tell me is zaditor (ketotifen) better than opcon-a?

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A 27-year old male asked:

Will zaditen ( ketotifen) help with a productive cough?

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A 33-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Zaditor (ketotifen) allergy?

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A 42-year old male asked:

Is there any link between ketotifen and tinnitus or hearing loss?

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A member asked:

Can I use Naphcon-A daily? It works better than olopatadine and ketotifen for me. If not, what can I use long term?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Should I use zaditor (ketotifen) if I have dry eyes?

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A 49-year old asked:

What are some alternatives to zaditor (ketotifen) eye drops (target generic brand)?

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A 42-year old asked:

Does zaditor (ketotifen) drops help with "pink eye"?

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A 45-year old asked:

Could ketotifen fumarate 0.025% eye drops contains cortisone?

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A 39-year old asked:

Could ketotifen fumarate eye drops 0.025% overdose can cause glaucoma?

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A 33-year old asked:

Can anyone tell me is using ketotifen ophthalamic solution and previously used olopatadine eye drops.Are there some good eye drops availabe?

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A 31-year old asked:

Do zaditor (ketotifen) eye drops help with "pink eye"?

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A 70-year old female asked:

I just used zaditor (ketotifen) and now my throat feels funny what should I do?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Dr. told me to use Zaditor (ketotifen) eye drops for allergies but it hasn't helped at all. Other suggestions?

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A 28-year old male asked about a male:

Whats the diffrence between patanol and zaditor (ketotifen)? My 4yrold son has problems with eyes matting shut and his dr said allergies. What can I do or buy

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A 19-year old female asked:

Bumbs in eyes. Last year i went to a doctor he said it was alergies & to take zaditor (ketotifen). It didn't work & i wake up to a white film every morning in eyes?

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A 33-year old male asked:

I have had persistant sinus and lung infections all my life, antibiotics would not clear them. Ketotifen clears both infections, what is the cause?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Went to Dr. who did dye kit on eye and nothing but my eye feels like an eyelash is there. Tried Lubricating drops and ketotifen, not helping. What now?

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A 35-year old male asked:

Ketotifen Fumarate ophthalmic solution Not working.Left eye still watery foggy itchy tired sensitive bothers me alot. What to do? Why eyedrop not help

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A member asked:

4 years old child gets hives rashes after fever took 4 months treatment which includes anti allergy medications (montilukast, ketotifen, avil) ?

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A member asked:

I am currently using naphcon a eye drop which works wonder for my reddish eyes. I have some serious hay fever. but ketotifen eye drops doesn't work th?

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A female asked:

Under my eyes and around them is very dry. It also has been itchy and flakey. I use eye drops called zaditor (ketotifen) a doctor told me to but it hasn't helped ?

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A 48-year old male asked:

I just took Ketotifen and Benadryl together. Wasn't thinking. Is that ok? I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome from Lyme Disease? and my heart is always erratic: The irregular heart beat is thought to be from histamine intolerance?

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