Страна: Израел
Език: английски
Източник: Ministry of Health
FLUOROMETHOLONE
ABBVIE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD, ISRAEL
S01BA07
OPHTHALMIC SUSPENSION
FLUOROMETHOLONE 0.1 %W/V
OCULAR
Required
ALLERGAN PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND
FLUOROMETHOLONE
FLUOROMETHOLONE
To treat eye inflammation.
2014-12-31
FML APL TIK FEB 23 CL PATIENT LEAFLET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PHARMACISTS' REGULATIONS (PREPARATIONS) – 1986 This medicine is dispensed with a doctor’s prescription only FML LIQUIFILM ® OPHTHALMIC SUSPENSION ACTIVE INGREDIENT fluorometholone 0.1% w/v Inactive ingredients and allergens in the medicinal product: see section 2 under ‘Important information about some of this medicine’s ingredients’, and section 6 - ‘Additional information’. READ THE ENTIRE LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MEDICINE. This leaflet contains concise information about this medicine. If you have any further questions, consult your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine has been prescribed to treat your illness/for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if it seems to you that their illness/medical condition is similar to yours. This medicine is not intended for children below the age of two years. 1. WHAT IS THIS MEDICINE INTENDED FOR? FML is used to treat eye inflammation. THERAPEUTIC GROUP: corticosteroids. 2. BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE IF: you are sensitive (allergic) to the substance fluorometholone or any of the other ingredients in this medicine (see section 6, ‘Additional Information’). you have a bacterial, viral or fungal eye infection. SPECIAL WARNINGS ABOUT USING THIS MEDICINE Do not use FML for more than one week unless your doctor or eye specialist recommends that you do so. Prolonged use may cause the pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure) to increase, which could lead to glaucoma, rarely to damage to the optic nerve, lack of clearness of vision, cataracts, delay in the healing of wounds or the development of an eye infection. The intraocular pressure will be regularly measured. If you are being treated or have previously been treated for herpes simplex, use FML only under your doctor’s close supervision. The use of the bottle by more than one person may lead to a spread of an infection. Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision Прочетете целия документ
FML API DEC 23 CL Page 1 of 7 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT FML LIQUIFILM ® 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Fluorometholone 0.1% w/v. Excipients with known effect: Benzalkonium chloride 0.046 mg/mL Disodium phosphate heptahydrate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate (containing total amount of phosphate buffers 4.86 mg/mL) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Ophthalmic Suspension. A white, microfine suspension. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS FML Liquifilm is indicated to treat eye inflammation. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Method of administration FML Liquifilm is for topical ophthalmic use only, applied as drops into the conjunctival sac. Shake FML Liquifilm well before use. Posology Instil 1-2 drops into the conjunctival sac 2-4 times daily. During the first 24 to 48 hours of treatment, the dose may be safely increased to 2 drops at one-hour intervals. The treatment should not be withdrawn too early. In chronic conditions, withdrawal of treatment should be carried out by gradually decreasing the frequency of applications. _Paediatric population _ The safety and efficacy in children aged 2 years or less has not been established._ _ FML API DEC 23 CL Page 2 of 7 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1. FML Liquifilm is contraindicated in most viral diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva, including epithelial herpes simplex keratitis (dendritic keratitis), vaccinia, varicella, as well as mycobacterial and untreated bacterial infection of the eye and fungal diseases of ocular structures, and any undiagnosed ‘red eye’ as this may indicate a viral infection. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Eye drops containing corticosteroids should not be used for longer than a week except under an eye specialist’s careful surveillance combined with regular measurement of intraocular pressure. Prolonged use of corticosteroids may result in elevated intrao Прочетете целия документ