Gentamicin Eye/Ear Drops
Gentamicin Eye/Ear Drops

Chloramphenicol eye drops BP 0.5% w/v (Chloramphenicol)

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.

  • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
  • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
  • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
  • 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. What is in this leaflet

  • What Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops are and what they are used for
  • What you need to know before you us Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops
  • How to use Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops
  • Possible side effects
  • How to store Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops
  • Contents of the pack and other information

1. What Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/EarDrops are and what they are used for

The name of your medicine is Gentamicin0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops. Gentamicin 0.3%w/v Eye/Ear Drops contain the active ingredient gentamicin which belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics. Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops are used in adults and children to treat bacterial infections in the eye or ear and to prevent infections in an injured eye or ear.

2. What you need to know before you use Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops Do not use Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops:

  • if you are allergic to gentamicin, any of the other ingredients of this medicine(listed in section 6)
  • if you are allergic to a similar medicine containing an aminoglycoside antibiotic
  • if you have or suspect you have a burstear drum, if you are being treated for aproblem with your ear
  • if you suffer from myasthenia gravis, adisease causing muscle weakness.

Warnings and precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist beforeusing Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops:

  • if you have any problems with your kidneys, liver or hearing
  • if you know (or think you have) amitochondrial disease (mutations in the parts of your cells which help makeenergy); certain mitochondrial diseasesmay increase your risk of hearing loss with this product.
  • if you have open wounds or damaged skin
  • if you are using this medicine for a long period of time.
  • Contact lenses should be removed when treating an eye infection with these drops.
  • If any of these apply to you, or if you are not sure, tell your doctor.

Other medicines and Gentamicin 0.3%w/v Eye/Ear Drops

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, or have recently used, or might use any other medicines. This is especially important if you are taking:

  • Ethacrynic acid (used in the treatment of high blood pressure and swelling)and furosemide (used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and swelling)
  • Antibiotics such as cephalosporins
  • Ciclosporin (used to stop the body rejecting bone marrow or organ transplants)
  • Amphotericin (used to treat fungal infections)
  • Cisplatin (used in anti-cancer therapy)
  • Muscle relaxants

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, thinkyou may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine.
  • Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops are not recommended for use in pregnancy or breast-feeding unless consideredappropriate by your doctor.

Driving and using machines
Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops maycause temporary blurred vision when usedin the eyes. If you are affected, do not driveor use machinery until the blurring hascleared.

Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Dropscontain Benzalkonium Chloride
This medicine contains 0.2mg of benzalkoniumchloride in each 1 ml, which is equivalent to0.2mg / ml.Benzalkonium chloride may be absorbed bysoft contact lenses and may change the colour of the contact lenses. You should remove contact lenses before using this medicine and put them back 15 minutes afterwards.

Benzalkonium chloride may also cause eyeirritation, especially if you have dry eyes or disorders of the cornea (the clear layer atthe front of the eye). If you feel abnormal eye sensation, stinging or pain in the eye after using this medicine, talk to your doctor.

3. How to use Gentamicin 0.3% w/vEye/Ear Drops Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The recommended dose is:

Eyes

  • The recommended dose is 1-2 drops into the infected eye up to 6 times a day. For more severe infections your doctor may tell you to use the drops more often than this.
  • Contact lenses should be removed when treating an eye infection with these drops.

Ears

  • You should clean the area and then use 2-3 drops, three to four times a day and at night.Your doctor may tell you to use the drops more often than this.The drops should not be used continuously for a long time as it may irritate your skin and the drops may stop working.
  • If your infection is severe, your doctor may also give you antibiotics by injection.

If you swallow your Gentamicin 0.3% w/vEye/Ear Drops

  • If you, or someone else, accidentally swallows some of this medicine, contact your doctor, pharmacist or nearest hospital emergency department immediately.

If you forget to use Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops

  • If you forget to use your drops, use your next dose as soon as you remember and continue as before.
  • Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
  • If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. Possible side effects Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

If you notice following side effects, stop using these drops and tell your doctor immediately:
hearing loss when used in your ears

  • symptoms like dizziness or vertigo(vestibular disorder)
  • irritation, burning, stinging, and itchingof the skin (at the application site)
  • blurred vision
  • super infection (infection occurring afteran earlier infection)
  • skin inflammation (dermatitis)
  • problems with your kidney function.

5. How to store Gentamicin 0.3% w/vEye/Ear Drops Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children

  • Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and label after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
  • Store your medicine in a safe place below 25°C and do not freeze. Do not use for more than 4 weeks after opening. Return any unused drops to the pharmacist.
  • Do not throw away any medicines viawastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

6. Contents of the pack and other information What Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops contain
The active substance is gentamicin sulfate

  • 0.3% w/v gentamicin base.The other ingredients are benzalkonium chloride BP, water for injections BP.

What Gentamicin 0.3% w/v Eye/Ear Drops look like and contents of the pack

  • The eye/ear drops are available in 10 ml dropper bottles.
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