Simple Eye Ointment BP
Active ingredient: no active ingredients
- 1. Name of the medicinal product
- 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
- 3. Pharmaceutical form
- 4. Clinical particulars
- 4.1 Therapeutic indications
- 4.2 Posology and method of administration
- 4.3 Contraindications
- 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
- 4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
- 4.6 Pregnancy and lactation
- 4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines
- 4.8 Undesirable effects
- 4.9 Overdose
- 5. Pharmacological properties
- 5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
- 5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
- 5.3 Preclinical safety data
- 6. Pharmaceutical particulars
- 6.1 List of excipients
- 6.2 Incompatibilities
- 6.3 Shelf life
- 6.4 Special precautions for storage
- 6.5 Nature and contents of container
- 6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling
- 7. Marketing authorisation holder
- 8. Marketing authorisation number(s)
- 9. Date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation
- 10. Date of revision of the text
1. Name of the medicinal product
Simple Eye Ointment BP
Lubrifilm
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
None
3. Pharmaceutical form
Eye Ointment.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
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, sticky eyes and to soften crusts formed due to inflammation of the eye lids.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Adults, the elderly and children.
A thin line of the ointment to be placed along the inside of the lower eyelid.
As this product contains no medicament it may be used as required.
4.3 Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to any of the components.
Contact lenses should not be worn during the treatment period.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
To avoid contamination during use do not allow the nozzle tip to come in contact with any surface.
4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.
4.6 Pregnancy and lactation
Suitable for use during pregnancy and lactation.
4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines
Application of the ointment will cause blurring of vision. Patients should not drive or use machinery until their vision is clear.
4.8 Undesirable effects
None known.
4.9 Overdose
Unlikely
5. Pharmacological properties
5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
A medicament-free sterile preparation relying on its emollient action to exert an effect.
5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
A simple combination of well known constituents with no reported incompatibilities.
5.3 Preclinical safety data
No additional data of relevance to the prescriber
6. Pharmaceutical particulars
6.1 List of excipients
Yellow Soft Paraffin BP/Ph Eur
Anhydrous Lanolin (Wool Fat) BP/Ph Eur
Liquid Paraffin BP/Ph Eur
6.2 Incompatibilities
None stated.
6.3 Shelf life
36 months (unopened)
1 month (opened)
6.4 Special precautions for storage
None stated.
6.5 Nature and contents of container
4g collapsible polyethylene/aluminium foil laminate tubes with tamper evident caps. The product is supplied with patient leaflets and packed in a cardboard carton.
6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling
None stated.
7. Marketing authorisation holder
Martindale Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Bampton Road, Romford
RM3 8UG
United Kingdom
8. Marketing authorisation number
PL 00156/0081
9. Date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation
27/06/2005
10. Date of revision of the text
02/2020