FML Liquifilm 0.1% ophthalmic suspension

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Fluorometholone

Available from:

Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd

ATC code:

S01BA07

INN (International Name):

Fluorometholone

Dosage:

1mg/1ml

Pharmaceutical form:

Eye drops

Administration route:

Ocular

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 11040100

Patient Information leaflet

_S365 LEAFLET FML 20180412 _
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
FML
 LIQUIFILM OPHTHALMIC SUSPENSION
(Fluorometholone)
Your medicine is known as FML Liquifilm Ophthalmic Suspension
but will be referred to as FML throughout the following leaflet.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have further questions, please ask your doctor or your
pharmacist.
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This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same
as yours.
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If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side
effects not listed in this leaflet please tell your doctor or
pharmacist.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What FML is and what it is used for
2.
Before you use FML
3.
How to use FML
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store FML
6.
Further information
1. WHAT FML IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
FML is an eye drop. It contains a steroid which is used to treat
inflammation of the eye.
2. BEFORE YOU USE FML
DO NOT USE FML
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if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to fluorometholone,
benzalkonium chloride, or any of the other ingredients of
FML.
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if you have a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection of the eye.
TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH FML
You should not use FML for more than one week unless your doctor
or eye specialist advises it.
Prolonged use may cause the pressure inside your eye (intraocular
pressure) to increase, which could lead to glaucoma, rare damage
to the optic nerve, lack of clearness of vision, cataracts, delay in
wound healing, or the development of an eye infection. The
pressure in your eye will be regularly measured.
If you have or have been previously treated for herpes simplex, use
FML only under close supervision of your doctor.
The use of the bottle by more than one person may spread
infection.
CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU EXPERIENCE BLURRED VISION OR OTHER
VISUAL DISTURBANCES.
USING OTHER MEDICINES
Please tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently ta