Product Description
Each mL contains:
Chloramphenicol 50 mg(0.5%).
Package:
10mL bottle in box .
What chloramphenicol is and what it is used for
Chloramphenicol belongs to a group of medicine called antibiotics.
Chloramphenicol is used in both adults and children to treat bacterial conjunctivitis, which is an
infection of the outer surfaces of the eye. The infected eye will probably be red, gritty or itchy. In
the morning there will be a sticky discharge which may make it difficult to open the eye. When
put in the eye, chloramphenicol works by helping kill the bacteria (germs) and allow the body to
overcome the infection.
Do not use chloramphenicol
• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to chloramphenicol or to any other ingredients of this
medicine (see section 6 for more details)
• If you or someone in your family ever had a blood disorder or bone marrow disease
including anemia (decrease in the number of red blood cells) when using
chloramphenicol in the past.
• If you have a family history of “dyscrasias”, a condition which can cause tiredness,
bruising and an increased risk of infections
Take special care
• If you develop a new eye infection during this treatment, you should stop using the drops
and speak to your doctor.
• If you use chloramphenicol eye drops for a long time, your doctor may do some blood
tests to check for any problems.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using chloramphenicol
• if you have visual disturbances
• if you have severe pain in the eye
• if you are sensitive to light
• if your eye is inflamed and you have a rash on the scalp or face
• if your eye looks cloudy
• if your black or coloured part of the eye looks unusual
• if you have a foreign body in the eye
• if you have an eye infection that keeps coming back
• if you have glaucoma (raised pressure in the eye)
• if you have dry eyes
• if you have eye injury or eye surgery
• if you are currently using any other eye drops or eye ointment
