Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2015 Publisher: Bausch & Lomb UK Limited, Bausch & Lomb House, 106 London Road, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, UK, KT2 6TN
Minims Proxymetacaine hydrochloride 0.5% w/v, Eye Drops, solution.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
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Eye drops, solution. Clear, colourless to pale yellow solution. |
Proxymetacaine hydrochloride 0.5% w/v.
For excipients see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Proparacaine |
Proxymetacaine is a potent topical anaesthetic of the ester type. The main site of anaesthetic action is the nerve cell membrane where proxymetacaine interferes with the large transient increase in the membrane permeability to sodium ions that is normally produced by a slight depolarisation of the membrane. |
| List of Excipients |
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Purified water |
A sealed conical shaped polypropylene container fitted with a twist and pull off cap. Each Minims unit contains approximately 0.5ml of solution. Each unit is overwrapped in a polyethylene sachet. 20 units are packed into a suitable carton.
Bausch & Lomb UK Limited, Bausch & Lomb House, 106 London Road, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, UK, KT2 6TN
PL 03468/0080
13/11/2015
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