
Golden Eye Antiseptic Ointment
Medication features
- Ideal for minor eye infections
- External use only
Overview
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Directions
Always follow your pharmacist's instructions.
- Wash your hands before and after using the ointment.
- Take off the tube cap.
- Tilt head gently backwards.
- Pull down the lower eyelid.
- Without touching the eye with the tube, squeeze half an inch of ointment inside the lower lid.
- Close your eye. Wipe away any excess ointment with a clean tissue. Replace the cap on the tube.
- Apply once or twice each day.
If your condition does not improve after two days, stop using the ointment and consult your doctor or pharmacist.
If you miss a dose, use the ointment as directed above and then continue your normal course of treatment.
If the contents of this tube are swallowed, contact your doctor straight away or go to your nearest hospital casualty department. Take the tube with you so that the medicine can be identified.
Warnings
Do not use Golden Eye 0.15% w/w Eye Ointment and talk to your doctor or pharmacist if:
- You are allergic to dibrompropamidine isetionate or anything else contained in the ointment.
- You are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
- You are breastfeeding.
- You wear contact lenses.
Do not use Golden Eye 0.15% w/w Eye Ointment and talk to your doctor or pharmacist straight away if any of the following apply to you:
- Your eye is painful (rather than just feeling sore or gritty) or you have pain or swelling around the eye or face.
- Your sight is affected by loss of vision, reduced or blurred vision or you see halos around lights.
- It is too painful to open your eyes properly.
- You have "dry eye syndrome"
- Your pupil (the black circle in the centre of your eye) looks different. It may be torn, not round, very big or does not change size in the light.
- Your eye looks cloudy.
- You have injured your eye.
- You are already using other eye drops or eye ointment.
- You think there may be something in your eye or you have splashed something in your eye.
- You have had eye surgery or laser treatment in the last 6 months.
If you wear contact lenses and have been advised to use Golden Eye 0.15% w/w Eye Ointment by a doctor, pharmacist or contact lens practitioner:
- Do not wear contact lenses while using the ointment.
- You can start wearing contact lenses again after you have finished using the ointment.
Taking other medicines: Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including those bought without a prescription, especially other eye drops or eye ointment.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breastfeeding. If you become pregnant while using the ointment, stop using it and see your doctor.
Driving and using machinery: Golden Eye 0.15% w/w Eye Ointment can sometimes cause blurred vision for a short while after administration. You must not drive or operate machinery until you can see clearly again.
Ingredients
The active ingredient is Dibrompropamidine isetionate 0.15% w/w.
The other ingredients are liquid paraffin and dispersed polyethylene in mineral oil.