Optacid 20% Eye Drops
Sulphacetamide Sodium 20% Eye prep
Reman Drug Laboratories Ltd.
| Pack size | 20% x 10 ml |
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| Retail Price | 45.00 AED |
Indications
Optacid 20% Eye Drops is used for:
Conjunctivitis, Blepharitis, Ocular infections
Adult Dose
Ophthalmic
Ocular infections
Adult: Apply eye drops into the affected eye/s. May be used up to tid.
Child Dose
Renal Dose
Administration
Contra Indications
Hypersensitivity; infants <2 mth.
Precautions
Elderly. History of allergy or asthma; G6PD deficiency; renal and hepatic impairment. Prolonged therapy requires CBC and urinalysis with microscopic examination. Maintain adequate fluid intake. Pregnancy, lactation.
Pregnancy-Lactation
Pregnancy Category: C
Lactation: Safety in nursing infants unknown; not recommended
Interactions
Action antagonised by PABA and procaine group of local anaesthetics. PABA present in purulent eye exudates can competitively inhibit the action of sulphacetamide.
Adverse Effects
Side effects of Sulphacetamide Sodium 20% Eye prep :
Burning, stinging, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, irritation, conjunctival hyperaemia. Systemic absorption from inflamed conjunctiva.
Potentially Fatal: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Mechanism of Action
Sulfacetamide has bacteriostatic effect on a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. It interferes with nucleic acid synthesis thus blocking conversion of PABA to the coenzyme dihydrofolic acid.
Note
Optacid 20% Eye Drops manufactured by Reman Drug Laboratories Ltd.. Its generic name is Sulphacetamide Sodium 20% Eye prep. Optacid 20% is availble in Bangladesh.
Farmaco BD drug index information on Optacid 20% Eye Drops is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.