Tetracycline

Dosage Forms

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1% tube

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Eye infection, prevention of eye infection complication in measles patients

Apply gently directly to the eye every 6–8 hours for 7 days.

Trachoma

Apply gently directly to the eye every 6–8 hours for 4–6 weeks.

Ophthalmia of the new born

Apply gently directly to the eye every 6 hours for at least 21 days.

Prevention of neonatal eye infection

1 application directly to both eyes immediately after birth after washing eyes.

Stye

Apply gently directly to the eye every 6–12 hours until two days after symptoms have disappeared.

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Wash the eyes with boiled and cooled water before each application.
Slightly lower the lower eyelid, then apply the medicine.
Close eyelids and massage eyelid gently to aid spread of ointment.
Avoid touching the tip of the tube and close tube properly after use to prevent contaminating the ointment.
Use within 1 month of opening the tube.

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