Optrex Allergy Eye Drops Sodium Cromoglicate 2%
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• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• 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.
• If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet:
1. What Cromolux 2% Hayfever Eye Drops are and what they are used for
2. Before you use Cromolux 2% Hayfever Eye Drops
3. How to use Cromolux 2% Hayfever Eye Drops
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Cromolux 2% Hayfever Eye Drops
6. Further information
1.What Cromolux 2% Hayfever Eye Drops are and what they are used for
The name of this medicine is Cromolux 2% Hayfever Eye Drops, which is referred to as “eye drops” throughout this leaflet.
Cromolux 2% Hayfever Eye Drops are used for the relief and treatment of itchy, runny eyes, redness and discomfort caused by seasonal allergies, such as hayfever,and perennial allergies such as those due to dust, mould and pets.
Take special care with the eye drops if you:
• are pregnant or breast feeding
• are taking other medicines
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are applying any other type of eye drops or eye ointment before you start to use this medicine. Your medicine may affect their action and could alter their effect.
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding you should discuss this with your doctor before you start to apply the eye drops.
Driving and using machines
Do not drive or operate machines if you have blurred vision after using the eye drops. You should wait until this clears before driving or using machines.
Important information about some ingredients of the eye drops
the eye drops contain Benzalkonium chloride as preservative which may cause irritation and discolour soft contact lenses. If you wear soft contact lenses remove them prior to application and wait at least 15 minutes before reinsertion.
Consult your doctor if any of the above applies to you, or if you are unsure.
Apply your eye drops in the following way:
1. Open the bottle. Take special care that the tip of the dropper bottle does not touch your eye, the skin around your eye or your fingers.
2. Tilt your head backwards while seated, or lie down on your back.
3. Place the tip of the bottle close to your eye. Pull the lower eyelid downwards and look up.
4. Press the bottle slightly and let one drop fall into the space between the lower eyelid and the eye.
5. Close your eye for a moment.
6. When both eyes are to be treated, repeat steps 3 to 6 for the other eye.
7. Replace the cap securely after use.
See your doctor or pharmacist if the symptoms persist or worsen for more than two days.
Overdose
There is no experience of an overdosage with the eye drops which is unlikely when given as eyedrops. If you accidentally use too many eye drops in the eyes or swallow them contact your doctor.
If you forget to use the eye drops
If you forget to use the eye drops on time, put in the next dose as soon as you remember. Do not insert more than one drop to make up for the dose that you missed.
5. How to store the eye drops
Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
Do not store at a temperature above 25 °C.
Discard the bottle 28 days after opening, even if there is solution remaining.
Do not use the eye drops after the expiry date which is stated on the bottle and on the carton the bottle is packed in.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
2. Before you use eye drops
Do not use the eye drops:
• if you are sensitive/allergic to sodium cromoglicate or to any of the ingredients in this product
• if you wear soft contact lenses because this medicine contains benzalkonium chloride solution and it can react with soft contact lenses.
3. How to use the eye drops
Always use the eye drops exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The usual dose is one or two drops in each eye four times daily or as directed by your doctor.
Always wash your hands before applying eye drops.
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4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, the eye drops can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Most of these side effects affect only the eye and may not last very long. If you have any severe or persistent side effect you should stop using the drops and contact your doctor immediately. Side effects include:
• sensitivity to any component
• stinging, burning
• eye irritation,
• blurring of vision.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
6.Further information
What the eye drops contain
The active ingredient is sodium cromoglicate. This product also contains benzalkonium chloride, disodium edetate and purified water as excipients.
What the eye drops look like and contents of the pack
One bottle of eye drops contains 10 ml solution.
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Bausch & Lomb (UK) Ltd 106 London Road Kingston-Upon-Thames Surrey UK
Manufacturer
TUBILUX PHARMA S.p.A.
Via Costarica 20/22 00040 Pomezia (RM)
ITALY
PL number 03468/0023
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10/2010