Topical Antibiotics Solutions and Ointments in ophthalmology

 Topical Antibiotics Solutions and Ointments in ophthalmology

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Usual Dosage - 

Topical Drops:

Three to four times a day depending upon severity of the infection.

Ointment:

One time preferably at bed time dosage can be increased depending upon severity of the infective condition.

a. Gentamicin solution or ointment 0.3%.

b. Tobramycin solution or ointment 0.3%.

c. Amikacin solution 0.3%.

d. Sisomycin solution or ointment 0.3%.

e. Neomycin solution 0.17% and ointment 5 mg/gm.

f. Framycetin solution or ointment 0.5% and 1.0%.

g. Chloramphenicol solution 0.4-1% and ointment 0.5%.

h. Erythromycin ointment 0.5%.

i. Polymixin B 0.5-1.0% in combination with neomycin

0.35%. Ointment 1-1.5 mg/gm with neomycin.

j. Polymixin B 10000 units and bacitracin 500 units/gm in ointment.

k. Sulphacetamide solution 10%, 20%, 30% and ointment 10%.

l. Sulfisoxazole solution or ointment 4%.

m. Tetracycline ointment or suspension 1%. Chlortetracyclin ointment 1%.

n. Trimethoprim 0.1% and Polymixin B 10000 units/ml.

o. Norfloxacin solution or ointment 0.3%.

p. Ciprofloxacin solution or ointment 0.3%.

q. Ofloxacin solution or ointment 0.3%.

r. Pefloxacil solution or ointment 0.3%.

s. Lomefloxacin solution or ointment 0.3%.

t. Sparfloxacin solution or ointment 0.3%.

u. Gatifloxacin solution 0.3%.

v. Moxifloxacin solution 0.5%.

Under Clinical Trials

a. Grepafloxacin solution 0.3%

b. Gemifloxacin solution 0.3%

c. Trovafloxacin solution 0.3%

d. Clinafloxacin solution 0.3%

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