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| Eye conditions |
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Causes and treatment/
Chloramphenicol |
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment reclassified from POM to P for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis, for adults and children aged 2 years and over. It is used at night if drops are used during the day, or 3–4 times daily if used alone. Side-effects, contraindications and cautions are as for the eye drops. Storage is at room temperature. Although the shelf-life once opened is 28 days, patients should be advised to discard the tube at the end of the 5 day course. |
Jun 07 |
| Hay fever |
190 |
Non-sedative antihistamines/Product examples |
Clarityn products discontinued |
Oct 07 |
| Hay fever |
198 |
Treatment – eye preparations/Products |
Clarityn products discontinued |
Oct 07 |
| Head lice |
210 |
Efficacy and resistance |
In an assessor blinded, randomised, controlled, parallel group trial involving 58 children and 15 adults with active head louse infestation, dimeticone 4% lotion was found significantly superior to malathion 0.5% liquid, in both worst case, intention to treat and per protocol analyses.1
1. Burgess IF, Lee PN, Matlock G. Randomised, controlled, assessor blind trial comparing 4% dimeticone lotion with 0.5% malathion liquid for head louse infestation. PLoS ONE. 2007 Nov 7; 2(11): e1127.
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