Levomikol 0.5%, eye drops, 10 ml
Description:
Transparent colorless liquid.
Composition:
1 ml of the drug contains the active ingredient:
chloramphenicol – 5 mg.
Excipients: sodium tetraborate, boric acid, sodium chloride, Trilon B, water for injection.
Pharmacological properties:
Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity, it is active against most gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms, such as: Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pyogenes Shigella spp., Brucella spp., Pasteurella tularensis Escherichia coli Proteusella spp. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae as well as rickettsia (Ricketssia spp.), Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma spp.), Chlamydia (Chlamydia spp.). Chloramphenicol acts by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit, which inhibits bacterial protein synthesis.
Application:
Treatment of dogs, cats, ornamental rodents, patients with conjunctivitis, keratitis, infected eye wounds, corneal ulcers caused by microorganisms sensitive to chloramphenicol. Prevention of postoperative complications.
Dosage:
The drug should be instilled in 2-3 drops into the sore eye 2 times a day for 3-10 days, depending on the course of the disease.
Contraindications:
Increased individual sensitivity to chloramphenicol.
Caveats:
The drug is incompatible with antibiotics from the quinolone group, as well as with ristomycin, penicillin. Inhibits the antimicrobial effect of ß-lactam antibiotics.
Release form:
Glass vials are closed with a rubber stopper under an aluminum roll of 10 ml, enclosed in a box with an insert card and a dropper pipette.
Storage:
A dry, dark place out of the reach of children at a temperature of 5 to 25 ° C.
Expiration date: 3 years. After opening the bottle, use the drug within 10 days, provided that it is stored in a dark place at a temperature of 5 to 25 ° C.
For use in veterinary medicine!