Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment is an antibiotic eye medication used to treat eye infections called bacterial conjunctivitis. It’s to be used for five days, three to four times a day or once at night if you’re using eye drops too.
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Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment is a topical antibiotic medication used to treat bacterial eye infections. This ointment is used specifically for acute bacterial conjunctivitis, which is a mild eye infection. It’s also known as “red eye” because the whites of the eyes and eyelids (usually the bottom ones) can become red, swollen, and irritated. It can also cause a sticky discharge that makes your eyes difficult to open in the morning, as well as pain and discomfort.
Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment is usually applied directly to the infected area several times a day. It’s also available as eye drops. For severe infections it can also be injected or given as tablets, but this is usually only at a hospital.
Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic. It works by preventing the bacteria that causes the infection from growing and multiplying. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis is caused either by the bacteria staphylococci or streptococci. Chloramphenicol works by blocking the production of proteins made by the bacteria which are essential for it to grow and live.
When applied to the eye, Chloramphenicol is absorbed through the skin into the bacteria, which kills it — allowing the infection to clear up. Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment won’t work against viral or fungal eye infections.
Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment is only available in a 1% dose, in a 4g tube. Other forms of Chloramphenicol, though, can come in different doses, such as the 0.5% eye drops or 5% and 10% ear drops for ear infections.
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Things to remember before using Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment:
To use Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment:
It’s important to finish the course of treatment, even if your eyes feel better.
For most eye infections and bacterial conjunctivitis, there’ll be a visible improvement after two days of using Chloramphenicol Eye Ointment. Chloramphenicol is a widely used antibiotic to treat bacterial infections, especially because it’s effective against bacteria that other antibiotics can’t kill.
Research suggests it’s 91%-93% effective for eye infections and works against 94% of eye bacteria, making it an effective short treatment for acute bacterial conjunctivitis.
If you forget your dose of Chloramphenicol eye ointment, use it as soon as you remember, as directed. Don’t use more than you’ve been advised to to make up for the forgotten dose.
How we source info.
When we present you with stats, data, opinion or a consensus, we’ll tell you where this came from. And we’ll only present data as clinically reliable if it’s come from a reputable source, such as a state or government-funded health body, a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a recognised analytics or data body. Read more in our editorial policy.
Medicines: Chloramphenicol: About Chloramphenicol.
Infections: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
“Topical chloramphenicol for eye infections.” Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi vol. 8,1 : 44-7.
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