Do not use:

• If you are allergic to chloramphenicol or any of the ingredients
• If you have ever had problems with your bone marrow or blood when using chloramphenicol in the past (this includes capsules, injections and eye drops) – your doctor will have told you this
• If you have a family history of blood “dyscrasias” – a condition which can cause problems such as tiredness, fatigue, unusual bruising, or an increase in the number of infections that you get
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, unless your doctor tells you to

Talk to your doctor:

• If you have any of the following symptoms of a serious eye infection:
  • your eyesight has been affected by the infection – you may have loss of sight, reduced sight, blurred vision or see halos around lights
  • you are sensitive to bright lights
  • you have pain within the eye
  • your eye looks cloudy or the pupil of your eye looks unusual
  • your eye is swollen and you have rash on your face

You will need antibiotic tablets or injections to treat these infections.

You should also talk to your doctor:

• If you have a foreign body (e.g. a splinter) in your eye which has not been removed
• If you have an eye infection that keeps coming back often
• If you have had eye surgery or laser treatment in the last six months
• If you have raised pressure in the eye (glaucoma), dry eyes syndrome or an eye injury, or you have had one of these before
• If you are using any other eye drops or eye ointments
• If you wear contact lenses – If your doctor tells you to use this medicine, see ‘Other important information’

Other important information

Do not use this medicine for long periods of time or to treat an infection that keeps coming back. If you do the infection may become resistant to this medicine and will be difficult to treat if you get it again.

Driving and using machines: This medicine can cause blurred vision. Do not drive or use machines until you are sure that you are not affected.

If you wear contact lenses: If your doctor or contact lens practitioner has advised you to use this medicine do not wear your contact lenses during the course of treatment.

Wear your glasses instead.

If you wear soft contact lenses: The preservative in this medicine may damage them. Wait for at least 24 hours after you last use the medicine before wearing your lenses again.