Minims chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose

Země: Velká Británie

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivní složka:

Chloramphenicol

Dostupné s:

Bausch & Lomb UK Ltd

ATC kód:

S01AA01

INN (Mezinárodní Name):

Chloramphenicol

Dávkování:

5mg/1ml

Léková forma:

Eye drops

Podání:

Ocular

Třída:

No Controlled Drug Status

Druh předpisu:

Valid as a prescribable product

Přehled produktů:

BNF: 11030100; GTIN: 5027519000500

Informace pro uživatele

MINIMS
® CHLORAMPHENICOL 0.5%
EYE DROPS, SOLUTION
CHLORAMPHENICOL
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Minims
®
Chloramphenicol eye drops are and what they are used for
2. Before you use your eye drops
3. How to use your eye drops
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store your eye drops
6. Further information
1. WHAT MINIMS
® CHLORAMPHENICOL EYE DROPS ARE AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR
Minims
®
Chloramphenicol contains an antibiotic. It is used to treat infections
of your eyes.
Sometimes parts of the outer surface of the eye, such as the cornea
(the transparent membrane covering the surface of the eye) or the
conjunctiva (the lining of the inside of the eyelids and part of the
eye), may become infected with bacteria. These eye drops can be used
to treat this infection and are effective against many different types
of bacteria.
If the eye infection is very severe, your doctor may give you
antibiotic tablets as well as this antibiotic eye drops. This medicine
is
indicated for children, adults and the elderly.
2. BEFORE YOU USE YOUR EYE DROPS
DO NOT USE THESE DROPS IF
•
you are allergic to the active substance (chloramphenicol) or any of
the ingredients (refer to the end of this leaflet).
TAKE SPECIAL CARE
If you use these eye drops over a long period of time they could
possibly become less effective or produce allergic reactions.
In order to prevent this, make sure that you stop using this medicine
as soon as your doctor tells you to.
DO YOU USE ANY OF THESE MEDICINES?
Chymotrypsin (solution used during cataract surgery) may not work
properly when used at the same time as Minims
®
Chloramphenicol.
If you are pregnant, may be pregnant, or are breastfeeding tell your
doctor or eye specialist, he/she may decide to use these drops or to
prescribe you an alternative.
CONTACT LENSES
Your doctor will ask you to remove your contact lenses prior to the
administration of the drops.
Do not wear your contact lenses throughout the entire treatment
course.
DRIVING AND USING MACHINES
As with all eye drops, your vision may be blurred after

Charakteristika produktu

OBJECT 1
MINIMS CHLORAMPHENICOL 0.5%, EYE DROPS
SOLUTION
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 11-Jul-2016 | Bausch & Lomb
U.K Limited
1. Name of the medicinal product
Minims Chloramphenicol 0.5%
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Clear, colourless, sterile eye drops containing Chloramphenicol Ph Eur
0.5% w/v.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Sterile single use eye drop.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotic. It is
active against a wide variety of gram-
negative and gram-positive organisms as well as rickettsiae and
spirochaetes. It is indicated for use as a
topical antibacterial in the treatment of superficial ocular
infections. Chloramphenicol is indicated in
adults and children.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Adults (including the Elderly)
One to two drops applied topically to each affected eye up to six
times daily or more frequently if
required. (Severe infections may require one to two drops every
fifteen to twenty minutes initially,
reducing the frequency of instillation gradually as the infection is
controlled).
Paediatric population
As for adults however dosage adjustment may be necessary in newborn
infants because of reduced
systemic elimination due to immature metabolism and the risk of
dose-related adverse effects. The
maximum duration of treatment is 10 - 14 days.
4.3 Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to chloramphenicol or any component of the
preparation.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
In severe infections topical use of chloramphenicol should be
supplemented with appropriate systemic
treatment.
Aplastic anaemia has, rarely, followed topical use of chloramphenicol
eye drops and, whilst this hazard is
an uncommon one, it should be borne in mind when the benefits of the
use of chloramphenicol are
assessed.
Prolonged use should be avoided as it may increase the likelihood of
sensitisation and the emergence of
resistant organisms.
Contact lenses should be removed during the period of treatment.
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