Medicine details
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Name | A Phenicol |
Dosage | Eye Ointment |
Generic Name | Chloramphenicol |
Classes |
Antiinfective Agent Antibiotic Dermatological/Topical Agent Topical Antiinfective Agent Ophthalmic Preparation |
Diseases |
Cholera Fever Infectious Disease Meningitis Plague Typhoid |
Company | Acme Laboratories Ltd. |
Drug Package Details
Strength | 1 gm/100 gm |
Storage Condition | |
Origin Country | Bangladesh |
Commercial Pack | 1 |
Price per pack | ৳ 11.62 |
Cost per pack | ৳ 10.22 |
Package unit | 5 gm tube |
Price per unit | ৳ 11.62 |
Cost per unit | ৳ 10.22 |
Discount | 0 |
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Remarks |
Chloramphenicol
Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic that kills bacteria by inhibiting their protein synthesis. It binds to the ribosome and inhibits translocation.
Chloramphenicol is indicated for the Treatment of-
- acute bacterial conjunctivitis
- eye infections
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- Adults (including the elderly) and children aged 2 and up should apply one drop to the affected eye every two hours for the first 48 hours, then every four hours after that. Only to be used during the day.
- Even if symptoms improve, treatment should be continued for another 5 days.
Chloramphenicol eye drops can cause the following side effects-
- eye irritation
- myelosuppression
- aplastic anemia
- angioedema
- Following topical treatment of chloramphenicol, bone marrow hypoplasia, including aplastic anemia and mortality, has been documented. When fewer potentially harmful medicines would be expected to offer successful treatment, chloramphenicol should not be administered.
- Antibiotic use for an extended period of time can lead to the overgrowth of non-susceptible organisms, such as fungus. If new infections develop while taking the medication, or if clinical improvement does not occur within one week, the treatment should be stopped and appropriate steps implemented.
Contraindication
Contraindicated in patients hypersensitive to chloramphenicol or any component of the medication.
There's no known contraindications of chloramphenicol in terms of food and drinks.