Hypromellose with dextran 70
The properties listed below are those particular to the
combination only. For the properties of the components
please consider, hypromellose p. 672.
lINDICATIONS AND DOSE
Tear deficiency
▶TO THE EYE
▶Child:Apply as requiredlMEDICINAL FORMS
There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines
containing the same drug.
Eye drops
EXCIPIENTS:May contain Benzalkonium chloride, disodium edetate
▶Tears Naturale(Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd)
Dextran 70 1 mg per 1 ml, Hypromellose 3 mg per 1 mlTears
Naturale eye drops| 15 mlp£ 1. 89 DT = £ 1. 89
Tears Naturale eye drops 0. 4 ml unit dose| 28 unit dosep£ 13. 26 DT
=£ 13. 26
Liquid paraffin with white soft
paraffin and wool alcohols
lINDICATIONS AND DOSE
Dry eye conditions
▶TO THE EYE
▶Child:Apply as required, best suited for application
before sleeplPATIENT AND CARER ADVICEMay cause temporary visual
disturbance. Should not be used during contact lens wear.
lMEDICINAL FORMS
There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines
containing the same drug.
Eye ointment
▶Lacri-Lube(Allergan Ltd)
Wool alcohols 2 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 425 mg per
1 gram, White soft paraffin 573 mg per 1 gramLacri-lube eye
ointment| 3. 5 gramp£ 3. 01 | 5 gramp£ 3. 98
Paraffin, yellow, soft
lINDICATIONS AND DOSE
Eye surface lubrication
▶TO THE EYE
▶Child:Apply every 2 hours as requiredlPATIENT AND CARER ADVICEOphthalmic preparations may
cause temporary visual disturbance. Should not be used
during contact lens wear.
lMEDICINAL FORMS
There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines
containing the same drug.
Eye ointment
▶Paraffin, yellow, soft (Non-proprietary)
Liquid paraffin 100 mg per 1 gram, Wool fat 100 mg per 1 gram,
Yellow soft paraffin 800 mg per 1 gramSimple eye ointment|
4 gramp£ 18. 62 DT = £ 18. 46
Polyvinyl alcohol
lINDICATIONS AND DOSE
Tear deficiency
▶TO THE EYE
▶Child:Apply as requiredlPRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING INFORMATIONAlthough
multi-dose polyvinyl alcohol eye drops commonly contain
preservatives, preservative-free unit dose vials may be
available.lMEDICINAL FORMS
There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines
containing the same drug. Forms available from special-order
manufacturers include: eye drops
Eye drops
EXCIPIENTS:May contain Benzalkonium chloride, disodium edetate
▶Liquifilm Tears(Allergan Ltd)
Polyvinyl alcohol 14 mg per 1 mlLiquifilm Tears 1. 4 % eye drops|
15 ml £ 1. 93
Liquifilm Tears 1. 4 % eye drops 0. 4 ml unit dose preservative free|
30 unit dose £ 5. 35
▶Refresh Ophthalmic(Allergan Ltd)
Polyvinyl alcohol 14 mg per 1 mlRefresh Ophthalmic 1. 4 % eye
drops 0. 4 ml unit dose| 30 unit dose £ 2. 25
▶Sno Tears(Bausch & Lomb UK Ltd)
Polyvinyl alcohol 14 mg per 1 mlSno Tears 1. 4 % eye drops| 10 ml
£ 1. 06Retinol palmitate with white soft
paraffin and light liquid paraffin and
liquid paraffin and wool fat
(Formulated as an ocular lubricant)
lINDICATIONS AND DOSE
Dry eye conditions
▶TO THE EYE
▶Child:Apply as requiredlMEDICINAL FORMS
There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines
containing the same drug.
Eye ointment
▶VitA-POS(Scope Ophthalmics Ltd)
VitA-POS eye ointment preservative free| 5 gram £ 2. 75Sodium chloride
lINDICATIONS AND DOSE
Tear deficiency|Ocular lubricants and astringents|
Irrigation, including first-aid removal of harmful
substances|Intra-ocular or topical irrigation during
surgical procedures
▶TO THE EYE
▶Child:Apply as required, use 0. 9 % eye preparationslPRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING INFORMATIONAlthough
multi-dose sodium chloride eye drops commonly contain
preservatives, preservative-free unit dose vials may be
available.lMEDICINAL FORMS
There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines
containing the same drug. Forms available from special-order
manufacturers include: eye drops, eye ointment, irrigation
Eye drops
▶Sodium chloride (Non-proprietary)
Sodium chloride 50 mg per 1 mlSodium chloride 5 % eye drops|
10 ml £ 25. 25BNFC 2018 – 2019 Dry eye conditions 673
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