Země: Austrálie
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Fluorometholone
FLUCON ® EYE DROPS 0.1% If you have any concerns about using FLUCON Eye Drops ask your doctor or pharmacist. You are suffering from any type of viral infection of the eye; You are breastfeeding; You are pregnant, or are intending to become pregnant; The seal around the cap is broken; _FLUOROMETHOLONE _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TO USE FLUCON EYE DROPS. This leaflet has been written to answer some common questions about FLUCON Eye Drops. It does not contain all of the available information and does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. In deciding to prescribe FLUCON Eye Drops for you, your doctor has weighed the potential risks and the expected benefits of using this medicine. The information in this leaflet applies to FLUCON Eye Drops only. This information does not apply to similar products, even if they contain the same ingredients. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT FLUCON IS USED FOR FLUCON Eye Drops contain the active ingredient fluorometholone. Fluorometholone belongs to a class of medicines known as “steroids” or “corticosteroids”. FLUCON Eye Drops are used to treat the redness, swelling and other symptoms of eye inflammation. BEFORE YOU USE FLUCON LET YOUR DOCTOR KNOW IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO YOU _BEFORE_ YOU START USING FLUCON EYE DROPS: ! Přečtěte si celý dokument
_._ Flucon PI (060711) 1 FLUCON ® STERILE OPHTHALMIC SUSPENSION (FLUOROMETHOLONE) DESCRIPTION: A sterile ophthalmic suspension, each mL containing: Active: fluorometholone 1.0 mg Preservative: benzalkonium chloride 0.1 mg Inactives: sodium phosphate-monobasic, sodium phosphate-dibasic anhydrous, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, disodium edetate, polyvinyl alcohol, hypromellose and purified water. ACTIONS: Inhibition of the inflammatory response to inciting agents of mechanical, chemical or immunological nature. No generally accepted explanation of the steroid property has been advanced. Adrenocorticosteroids and their derivatives are capable of producing a rise in intraocular pressure. In clinical studies on patients’ eyes treated with both dexamethasone and fluorometholone, fluorometholone demonstrated a lower propensity to increase intraocular pressure than did dexamethasone. INDICATIONS: For steroid responsive inflammation of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea and anterior segment of the globe. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Acute, untreated purulent bacterial infections Acute superficial herpes simplex keratitis. Fungal diseases of ocular structures. Vaccinia, varicella and most other viral diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva Tuberculosis of the eye. Hypersensitivity to the constituents of this medication. Mycobacterial ocular infections WARNINGS: Employment of steroid medication in the treatment of stromal keratitis or uveitis caused by herpes simplex requires great caution; frequent slit lamp microscopy is mandatory. Prolonged use may result in ocular hypertension and/or glaucoma, damage to the optic nerve, defects in visual acuity and visual field, pos Přečtěte si celý dokument