Products Details
Indication:
Cero sterile eye drops and eye ointment is highly effective in
the treatment of corneal ulcers and conjunctivitis caused by
susceptible strains of microorganisms.
It is also indicated in the treatment of keratitis, kerato-
conjunctivitis, blepharitis, blepharo-conjunctivitis, acute
meibomianitis, dacryocystitis, and prophylaxis & prevention of
ocular infections after removal of a corneal or physical agent or
before and after ocular surgery.
Dosage & Administration:
DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION:
For eye drops:
For bacterial corneal ulcer (Adults and children 1 year of age and older):
On the first day, instill 1 drop in the affected eye (s) every 15
minutes for the first 6 hours and then 1 drop into the affected
eye (s) every 30 minutes for the remainder of the day.
On the second day, instill 1 drop in the affected eye (s) hourly.
On the third through the fourteenth day, instill 1 drop in the
affected eye (s) every four hours. If the patients needed to be
treated for more than 14 days, physician should be continued a
maximum duration of 21 days is recommended.
For bacterial conjunctivitis (Adults and children 1 year of age and
older): Use 1 drop in each eye every two hours, while you are
awake, for two days. Then use 1 drop in each eye every four
hours, while you are awake, for the next five days. If you think
you did not get the drop of medicine into your eyes properly,
use another drop.
Infants and children up to 1 year of age: Use and dose must be
determined by your doctor.
Superficial ocular infection/conjunctivitis: The usual dose is
1 or 2 drops into the conjunctival sac of the affected eye (s)
every 2 hours while awake for two days and 1 or 2 drops every
4 hours while awake for the next 5 days.
ophthalmic ointment dosage form:
For bacterial conjunctivitis: Adults and children 2 years of age and
older-use a half inch strip of eye ointment in each eye three
times a day for the first two days, then use a half inch strip of
eye ointment in each eye two times a day for the next five days.
Infants and children up to 2 years of age: Use and dose must be
determined by your doctor.
For eye ointment:
A thin film of Cero eye ointment should evenly be applied either
directly to the affected part or inside the lower conjunctival sac
at night or 3-4 times daily depending on the severity of the
condition (if eye ointment used alone).
Ear drops:
For all infections, 2-3 drops every 2 - 3 hours initially, reducing
the frequency of the instillation with control of infection.
Treatment should be continued at least 7 days.
SIDE EFFECTS:
Local burning or discomfort, itching, foreign body sensation,
crystalline precipitates, lid margin crusting, conjunctival
hyperemia and a bad taste following administration.
Photophobia and nausea may be reported.
WARNING & PRECAUTION:
Prolonged use of Ciprofloxacin may result in overgrowth of
non- susceptible organisms including fungi. Ciprofloxacin
should be discontinued at the first appearance of any other sign
of hypersensitivity reaction. Not for injection into the eye.