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What you need to know before you use Levofloxacin eye drops

Do not use Levofloxacin eye drops: – if you are allergic to levofloxacin, or other quinolones, or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). – if you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist first. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Levofloxacin eye drops: – if an allergic reaction occurs, even after a single dose, stop using the medicine. – if you observe worsening of your eye symptoms during treatment, please contact your doctor as soon as possible. – if you do not see any sign of recovery within a certain treatment period agreed with your doctor, please contact your doctor as soon as possible. – generally, no types of contact lenses should be worn when the eye is infected. – Levofloxacin eye drops contains the preservative benzalkonium chloride, which may cause eye irritation. Tendon swelling and rupture have happened in people taking oral or intravenous fluoroquinolones, particularly in older patients and in those treated concurrently with corticosteroids. Stop taking Levofloxacin eye drops if you develop pain or swelling of the tendons (tendinitis). Children and adolescents The special warnings and precautions for using this medicine are the same for adults, adolescents and children aged 1 year or over. Other medicines and Levofloxacin eye drops Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines – even those not prescribed. In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are applying any other type of eye drop or eye ointment before you start to use Levofloxacin eye drops. If you are taking other eye drops, you should wait at least 15 minutes between applying Levofloxacin eye drops and any other type of eye drop. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Levofloxacin eye drops should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the growing baby. Although very small amounts of levofloxacin reach the blood and the breast milk, after instilling eye drops, it is very unlikely that the eye drops will harm the growing baby. Your doctor is informed about the potential risk and will advise you whether to take Levofloxacin eye drops in this case. Your fertility (ability to become pregnant or to father a child) is not impaired when you apply Levofloxacin eye drops following its instructions for use. Driving and using machines Levofloxacin has minor influence on the ability to drive and use machines. If the eye drops cause blurring of your sight when you use them, you should wait until this clears before driving or operating machinery. Important information about some of the ingredients of Levofloxacin eye drops Levofloxacin eye drops contains benzalkonium chloride This medicine contains 0.05mg benzalkonium chloride in each millilitre of solution, which is equivalent to 0.25mg per 5ml. Benzalkonium chloride may be absorbed by soft contact lenses and may change the colour of the contact lenses. You should remove contact lenses before using this medicine and put them back 15 minutes afterwards. Benzalkonium chloride may also cause eye irritation, especially if you have dry eyes or disorders of the cornea (the clear layer at the front of the eye). If you feel abnormal eye sensation, stinging or pain in the eye after using this medicine, talk to your doctor.