An Introduction to Alaway Side Effects
As with any medicine,
Alaway® (
ketotifen ophthalmic solution) can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes the medication will have problems. In fact, most people tolerate it quite well. If side effects do occur, in most cases, they are minor and either require no treatment or can easily be treated by you or your healthcare provider.
(This article covers many, but not all, of the possible side effects with Alaway. Your healthcare provider can discuss a more complete list of Alaway side effects with you.)
Possible Side Effects of Alaway
Although Alaway is a non-prescription eye drop, there was once a prescription version of the same medication (sold under a different name).
Since there is much more information available about prescription medications, compared to non-prescription ones, the information in this article was taken from the prescribing information of the prescription version of
ketotifen eye drops.
In clinical studies, the most common side effects (occurring in 10 to 25 percent of people) of the prescription version of Alaway included:
Other reported side effects (all occurring in less than 5 percent of people) included:
- Itching
- Dilated pupils
- Sun sensitivity of the eyes
- Burning or stinging
- Eye discharge
- Dry eyes
- Eye pain
- Flu-like symptoms (such as a fever or chills)
- Sore throat.
It should be noted that many of these side effects are also symptoms of
allergies, and it is possible that they are not really side effects of Alaway at all.
