Advice to patients
(48) Sodium cromoglicate eye-drops
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| Instilling eye drops |
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Sodium cromoglicate is used to prevent and treat eye problems (eg, redness,
itching, watering) caused by allergy, such as hay fever.
- One or two drops are usually put in each eye four times a day.
- The drops can take some time to work fully. You may need to use them regularly
for several days before your symptoms improve.
- You should not wear soft contact lenses while using these drops.
- If you are using the drops for a long time, you should start a new bottle
each month, even if you have not used up all the drops in the bottle already
opened.
- Some people feel a brief stinging after using the eye-drops. If this is
prolonged or if your eyes do not get better, speak to me or your doctor.
This series of “advice tips” on commonly used drugs is written
by pharmacists from the Sussex Pharmacy Academic Practice Unit. It is intended
as a reminder of points to be made by pharmacists as they hand out dispensed
medicines. Cards for sale: Sets of 50 “tips” are now available for
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By Carina and Duncan Livingstone