Drug safety: drugs, adversely affect the occurrence and progression of glaucoma

The article shows the problems of the information support of the doctor and the patient for the safe use of medicines for the treatment of diseases related to glaucoma. A large number of patients, especially the elderly, come to the doctor with not one, but several diseases. For the treatment of these diseases the patient is taking the appropriate medication. Each patient may have a unique set, but more often it is traditionally used combination of drugs, created in accordance with current treatment standards. Timely awareness of the doctor and patient about possible adverse effects of certain drugs on the course of glaucoma and the potential risk of its occurrence is one of the basic conditions of quality and efficiency of the provision of comprehensive care to the patient with all occurring in his pathological processes. One of the promising areas of information support of the doctor and the patient is to inform all participants of the treatment process for the adverse reaction of the complex flow of glaucoma medications already taken by the patient, not only with each other but also with drugs that the doctor plans to appoint further.