OXYLIN LIQUIFILM 0.025% W/V EYE DROPS, SOLUTION

Nazione: Irlanda

Lingua: inglese

Fonte: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Principio attivo:

OXYMETAZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Commercializzato da:

Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland

Dosaggio:

0.025 %w/v

Forma farmaceutica:

Eye Drops Solution

Data dell'autorizzazione:

1984-08-14

Scheda tecnica

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Oxylin Liquifilm 0.025% w/v Eye Drops, solution
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One millilitre contains 0.25mg Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride
Excipients: Benzalkonium Chloride 0.04mg/ml
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Eye drops, solution
A clear, colourless to slightly yellow solution.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Oxylin is indicated in adults for symptomatic relief of redness due to non-infectious irritation of the conjunctiva.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
_Posology_
1-2 drops into the eye(s) every 8 hours.
_Paediatric population_
The safety and efficacy of Oxylin in children aged <18 years have not been established. No data are available.
As with any eye drops, to reduce possible systemic absorption, it is recommended that the lachrymal sac be compressed
at the medial canthus (punctal occlusion) for one minute immediately following the instillation of each drop.
To avoid contamination, do not let the tip of the dropper touch your eye or anything else.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
• Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.
• Patients receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors or within 14 days of stopping such treatment, since hypertensive
crisis may occur.
• Patients with uncontrolled hypertension, cardiac irregularities, hyperglycaemia (diabetes mellitus) and
hyperthyroidism.
• Patients in whom pupillary dilation should be avoided (angle-closure glaucoma or those with critically narrow
angles).
IRISH MEDICINES BOARD
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_Date Printed 06/07/2011_
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4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
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