Advice to patients (28) Hypromellose eye drops
- Hypromellose eye drops are used to treat dry eye problems and are sometimes called artificial tears.
- Use one or two drops for each dose. Using more than two drops will not help, because the excess will run out of your eye.
- These drops can cause problems if you wear soft contact lenses. Do you ever wear contact lenses?
- You should start a new bottle of eye drops each month, even if you have not used all of the drops in the bottle already opened.
- Occasionally people find that the drops themselves irritate the eye. Tell your doctor if your eyes or eyelids become red, swollen or sore, or if you find that you need to use the drops much more frequently than usual.
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. The list is not intended to be comprehensive but to cover some important
points.
By Carina and Duncan Livingstone
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