Riachol 0.5% Eye Drops 10 ml

Riachol Eye Drops contain a medicine called chloramphenicol. This belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics.

• • It works by stopping the growth of bacteria, allowing your body to fight off the infection.

• • Riachol Eye Drops are used to treat minor infections of the eye or eyelid caused by bacteria (bacterial conjunctivitis).

• • Signs include sore, red or inflamed eyes, sticky discharge or crust on the lids.

How to use:

• • Wash your hands

• • Remove the cap from the bottle

• • Tilt your head back

• • Squeeze one drop inside the lower lid without touching your eye with the bottle

• • Close your eye

• • Wipe away any excess liquid from the eye with a clean tissue

• • Always put the cap back on the bottle as soon as you have used it

Dosage:

• • Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

• • Adults, Elderly and Children over 2 years of age

• • One drop in the affected eye every two hours for the first 2 days (48 hours)

• • After the first 2 days, one drop in the affected eye every four hours

• • Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if your symptoms do not improve within 2 days or if your eyes get worse

• • Keep using the eye drops for 5 days even if your symptoms improve

• • Use the eye drops during waking hours only

• • Do not use for more than 5 days without talking to your doctor

Caution & Warnings:

Do not use this medicine and tell your doctor if:

• • You are allergic (hypersensitive) to chloramphenicol or any of the other ingredients of RIACHOL Eye Drops

• • Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat, tongue and worsening of redness, itching or swelling of the eye or eyelid.

• • You or anyone in your family have had any problems with your blood, including ‘aplastic anaemia’

Ingredients:

• • The active ingredient is Chloramphenicol 0.5% w/v.

• Each 1 ml contains Chloramphenicol (EP) 5 mg.