Nevanac 1 mg/ml Eye Drop 5 ml

Ophthalmic nepafenac is used to treat eye pain, redness, and swelling in patients who are recovering from cataract surgery (procedure to treat clouding of the lens in the eye).

• • Nepafenac is in a class of medications called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).

• • It works by stopping the production of certain natural substances that cause pain and swelling.

How To Use:

• • Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer’s printed information leaflet from inside the pack.

• • It will give you more information about using the eye drops and will also provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you could experience from using them.

• • Use the drops exactly as your doctor tells you to.

The usual dose:

• • is one drop three times daily.

• • You will probably be asked to start using the drops the day before you are due to have surgery, and to continue to use them for several weeks afterwards.

How to use eye drops:

• • First wash your hands.

• • Shake the bottle well and then remove the cap.

• • Tilt your head back a little and pull the lower lid of your eye downwards to form a pocket.

• • Hold the bottle upside down near to your eye. Try not to touch your eye as you do this.

• • Gently press the base of the bottle to release one drop into your eye.

• • Close your eye for a minute or two, and press gently on the side of your nose where the corner of your eye meets your nose. This helps to stop the drop from draining away and keeps it in your eye.

• • Repeat the process in your other eye if you have been told to use the drops in both eyes.

• • Replace the cap.

Warnings And Precautions:

• • Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine can only be used if extra care is taken.

For these reasons, before you start using nepafenac drops it is important that your doctor knows:

• • If you have ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine. It is particularly important that you tell your doctor if you know you are allergic to an NSAID such as naproxen, ibuprofen or diclofenac, or if you have ever had a bad reaction to aspirin.

• • If you have a tendency to bleed easily.

• • If you know you have an eye infection.

• • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

• • If you have diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis.

• • If you are taking any other medicines or using any other eye drops. This includes any medicines you are taking which are available to buy without a prescription, as well as herbal and complementary medicines.

Ingredients:

1 ml of suspension:

• Contains 1 Mg Nepafenac.