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How to Use

Shake the container very well before applying the eye drops.

To use:

• First, wash your hands. Tilt your head back and, pressing your finger gently on the skin just beneath the lower eyelid, pull the lower eyelid away from the eye to make a space. Drop the drug into this space. Let go of the eyelid and gently close the eyes. Do not blink. Keep the eyes closed and apply pressure to the inner corner of the eye with your finger for 1 or 2 minutes to allow the drug to be absorbed by the eye.
• If you think you did not get the drop of drug into your eye properly, use another drop.
• To keep the drug as germ-free as possible, do not touch the applicator tip to any surface - including the eye . Always keep the container tightly closed.

Dosage

• For ophthalmic dosage form - eye drops:
  • For inflammation after surgery:
    • Adults Use one or two drops in the effected eye four times a day beginning twenty-four hours after surgery and continuing throughout the first two weeks after surgery.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For anterior uveitis - inflammation in the iris of the eye:
    • Adults Use one or two drops in the effected eye every hour, while awake, for the first week. Then use one drop in the effected eye every two hours, while awake, for the second week. Then gradually decrease the number of times the drug is using each day according to your physician's instructions.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, use it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Keep the drug from freezing.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.