Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2013 Publisher: The Wellcome Foundation Ltd 980 Great West Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 9GS United Kingdom Trading as: GlaxoSmithKline UK Stockley Park West Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1BT
Treatment of herpes simplex keratitis.
Topical administration to the eye.
Adults: 1cm ribbon of ointment should be placed inside the lower conjunctival sac five times a day at approximately four hourly intervals, omitting the night time application. Treatment should continue for at least 3 days after healing is complete.
Children: As for adults
Use in the elderly: As for adults.
No untoward effects would be expected if the entire contents of the tube containing 135 mg of aciclovir were ingested orally. However, the accidental, repeated overdose of oral aciclovir, over several days, has resulted in gastrointestinal effects (nausea and vomiting) and neurological effects (headache and confusion). Aciclovir is dialysable by haemodialysis.
Shelf life: 5 years.
Store below 25°C.
Laminate ophthalmic ointment tubes closed with high-density polyethylene screw caps or tamper evident screw caps.
Pack size: 4.5G
No special requirements.
Any unused medicinal product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.
Administrative data.
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