Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Fluorometholone acetate
Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
FLAREX ® EYE DROPS 0.1% If you have any concerns about using FLAREX 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; FLAREX Eye Drops are used to treat the redness, swelling and other symptoms of eye inflammation. If you are unsure about when to stop using FLAREX Eye Drops you should talk to your doctor. If you have been using FLAREX Eye Drops for more than a few days it is likely that your doctor will slowly reduce your dose prior to completing your therapy with FLAREX Eye Drops. Do not stop using FLAREX Eye Drops unless your doctor has advised you to; Do not use FLAREX Eye Drops more often than your doctor or pharmacist has told you; IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR’S DIRECTIONS WHEN USING FLAREX EYE DROPS. FLAREX Eye Drops work better when doses are evenly spread throughout the day. The exact dose that your doctor prescribes for you will depend on the severity of the condition being treated. Your dosing instructions will be printed on the label your pharmacist put on the bottle or carton. The usual dose of FLAREX Eye Drops is ONE TO TWO DROPS in the affected eye(s) TWO TO FOUR TIMES EACH DAY. USING FLAREX DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHILST ON FLAREX TREATMENT. The date (EXP) printed on the label and carton has passed. DO NOT USE FLAREX EYE DROPS IF: This is particularly imp Read the complete document
FLAREX EYE DROPS 0.1% Fluorometholone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension DESCRIPTION Fluorometholone acetate, a corticosteroid, is a white to creamy white powder with an empirical formula of C 24 H 31 FO 5 and a molecular weight of 418.5. Its chemical name is 9 -fluoro-11ß-17 dihydroxy-6 -methyl pregna-1, 4-diene-3, 20-dione 17-acetate. The chemical structure of fluorometholone acetate is presented below: Each mL contains fluorometholone acetate 1 mg (0.1%), benzalkonium chloride, sodium biphosphate, tyloxapol, disodium edetate, sodium chloride, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydrochloric acid/sodium hydroxide to adjust pH, purified water. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Corticosteroids suppress the inflammatory response to a variety of agents. Clinical studies demonstrate that fluorometholone acetate is significantly more efficacious than fluorometholone for the treatment of external ocular inflammation. Corticosteroids cause a rise in intraocular pressure in susceptible individuals. In clinical studies, Fluorometholone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension was demonstrated to raise intraocular pressure more slowly but ultimately to the same extent as dexamethasone phosphate. INDICATIONS AND USAGE Fluorometholone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension is indicated for use in the treatment of steroid responsive inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea and anterior segment of the eye. CONTRAINDICATIONS Contraindicated in acute untreated purulent bacterial infections, mycobacterial ocular infections, acute superficial herpes simplex keratitis, vaccinia, varicella and most other viral diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva; tuberculosis; fungal diseases of ocular structures; acute purulent untreated infections which, like other Read the complete document