Simple Eye Ointment
How to store Simple Eye Ointment
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• Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use the ointment after the expiry date which is printed on the carton and the crimp seal of the tube. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
• Do not store this ointment above 25°C.
• Once you have opened the tube it should be discarded after 28 days.
• Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Contents of the pack and other information
What Simple Eye Ointment contains
The ingredients are yellow soft paraffin 80%w/w, liquid paraffin 10%w/w and wool fat (lanolin) 10%w/w.
What Simple Eye Ointment looks like and contents of the pack
Each tube contains 4 grams of sterile eye ointment. The product is sterile until the seal on the tube is broken. The straw coloured ointment is see-through.
Marketing Authorisation Holder:
Tillomed Laboratories Ltd 3 Howard Road, Eaton Socon St. Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 8ET United Kingdom
Manufacturer:
Montavit GmbH.
A-6060, Absam, Austria
Product Licence Number PL 11311/0533
This leaflet was revised in April 2016.
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
Simple Eye Ointment
(yellow soft paraffin / liquid paraffin / wool fat)
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your pharmacist or doctor has told you.
■ Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again
■ Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice
■ If you get any side effects talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
See section 4.
■ You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse. What is in this leaflet:
D What Simple Eye Ointment is and what it is used for B What you need to know before you use Simple Eye Ointment B How to use Simple Eye Ointment H Possible side effects Q How to store Simple Eye Ointment Q Contents of the pack and other information
What Simple Eye Ointment is and what it is used for
Simple Eye Ointment belongs to a group of medicines known as eye lubricants (ocular lubricants).
It is used to lubricate and protect the eye in a wide range of conditions such as inflammation or injury to the cornea (the front surface of the eye) or during surgery. It is also used at night for dry and sticky eyes, and to soften and remove crusts from the eyelids and around the eyes in blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids).
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What you need to know before you use Simple Eye Ointment
Do not use Simple Eye Ointment
. if you are allergic to yellow soft paraffin, liquid paraffin or particularly wool fat (lanolin)
. if you are wearing contact lenses Warnings and precautions:
. Do not touch the tube nozzle on the eyelid or any other surface.
Use in children and the older people
There are no age restrictions for using this eye ointment.
Other medicines and Simple Eye Ointment
There are no known interactions between Simple Eye Ointment and other medicines.
This ointment may be used during treatment with other medicines. Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Simple Eye Ointment is suitable for use during pregnancy and breast-feedng.
Driving and using machines
Your vision will become blurred for a short time (5-10 minutes) after using the ointment, and you should wait until you can see clearly again before driving or using machines.
B How to use Simple Eye Ointment
Always use Simple Eye Ointment exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Instructions for use
• Before opening a new tube of Simple Eye Ointment, please check that the safety strip on the cap of the tube is unbroken.
• Wash your hands before and after applying the ointment. It is important to keep the eye clean.
• Sit down in front of a mirror so that you can see what
you are doing.
• Gently pull down the lower eyelid and carefully squeeze a ribbon of ointment about half an inch (1 centimetre) in the gap between the lower eyelid and the eye.
• Try not to let the tip of the tube touch any part of the eye. Now release the lower lid.
• After you have used the ointment replace the cap on the tube.
• Repeat the application each morning and night, or as directed by your doctor.
If you use more Simple Eye Ointment than you should
It will not cause you any harm. If you are worried then talk to your doctor or
pharmacist.
If you forget to use Simple Eye Ointment
Use it as soon as you remember and keep on as before.
If you accidentally swallow Simple Eye Ointment
If you feel unwell, contact your doctor, taking the tube or carton with you.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your
doctor or pharmacist.
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Simple Eye Ointment can cause side effects, althoug not everybody gets them.
Possible side effects:
. Blurred vision
Reporting of side effects:
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the internet at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side affects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
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