Does patanol actually fight the eye infection? Or, does it just relieve symptoms?
- Posted:
- 15 Nov 2011 by JStoren99
- Topics:
- patanol, infections, infection
Answers (1)
suzanne6616 Nov 2011
Patanol eye drops contains an antihistamine. It is an anti-allergy eye drop.
It will not fight an infection. Instead it treats the symptoms, caused by histamine release, including itching, watery eyes, redness and burning.
For more information see:
http://www.drugs.com/patanol.html
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