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Drug Details

LACRI-LUBE

• Drug Class Description
  Ocular lubricants.
• Generic Name
  White soft paraffin, liquid paraffin
• Presentation
  Eye ointment. Smooth, homogeneous, off-white, preservative-free ointment.
• Description
  No pharmacologically active ingredient is present.
• Indications
  

  As adjunctive therapy to lubricate and protect the eye in conditions such as exposure keratitis, decreased corneal sensitivity, recurrent corneal erosions, keratitis sicca, ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic surgery.

• Adult Dosage
  

  For topical ocular administration.

  Pull lower eye lid down to form a pocket and apply small amount as required.

  There is no variation in dosage for age.

• Contra Indications
  

  Hypersensitivity to lanolin alcohols.

• Special Precautions
  

  To avoid contamination during use, do not touch the tube tip to any surface.

  If irritation, pain, redness and changes in vision occur or worsen, treatment discontinuation should be considered and a re-evaluation of the patient's condition should be made.

  Contact lenses should not be worn during instillation of the drug. After instillation there should be an interval of at least 30 minutes before reinsertion.

  In circumstances where concomitant topical ocular medication is necessary, there should be an interval of at least 5 minutes between the two medications. LACRI-LUBE^® / REFRESH NIGHT TIME^® should always be the last medication instilled.

• Interactions
  

  No  interactions have been observed with LACRI-LUBE^® / REFRESH NIGHT TIME^®. Since the constituents have a well-established medicinal use, no interactions are anticipated.

• Adverse Drug Reactions
  

  Local (ocular) effects:

  Transient blurring of vision (typically lasting 1-15 minutes) may occur.

  Rare (>1/10,000, <1/1,000): irritation/stinging/burning sensation,

  Very rare (<1/10,000): allergic reaction, pain, hyperaemia, and conjunctivitis.

  Isolated reports of oedema, and pruritus.