- Ocular inflammation:
- 1-2 gtt in affected eye (s) every 4 hours *1-2 days
Eye drops: 0.1% v/v
- Remove contact lenses before applying the eye drops and wait until 10 min before inserting contact lenses.
- Discard 4 weeks after opening bottle
- Eye drops should be used before eye ointments
- If using more than 1 eye drop, they should be administered at least 5 minutes apart
Synthetic fluorinated corticosteroid
It works by inhibiting inflammatory response by inhibiting inflammatory cytokines
- Ocular inflammation
- Ocular burning
- Ocular stinging
- Ocular pain
- Ocular pruritus
- Ocular irritation
- Unpleasant taste
- Blurred vision
- Vision changes
- Increased IOP
- Hypersensitivity to class/components
- Ocular viral infection
- Ocular fungal infection
- Ocular mycobacterial infection
None restricted
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist |
| Pregnancy | Category C; Weigh risk vs benefit |
| Breastfeeding | Use with caution |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flarex | 0.1% w/v | Eye Drops | 5mL | Novartis Pharma | Pan Pharma |
| Floral | 0.1% w/v | Eye Drops | 5mL | Helix Pharma | Globe Pharmacy |