Albucid Eye Drop

Sulphacetamide Sodium Eye prep
20%
Abbott India Ltd.
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Retail Price 33.58 NPR

Indications

Albucid Eye Drop is used for: Conjunctivitis, Blepharitis, Ocular infections

Adult Dose

Ophthalmic Ocular infections Adult: Apply eye drops into the affected eye/s. May be used up to tid.

Child Dose

Renal Dose

Administration

Contra Indications

Hypersensitivity; infants <2 mth.

Precautions

Elderly. History of allergy or asthma; G6PD deficiency; renal and hepatic impairment. Prolonged therapy requires CBC and urinalysis with microscopic examination. Maintain adequate fluid intake. Pregnancy, lactation.

Pregnancy-Lactation

Interactions

Action antagonised by PABA and procaine group of local anaesthetics. PABA present in purulent eye exudates can competitively inhibit the action of sulphacetamide.

Adverse Effects

Side effects of Sulphacetamide Sodium Eye prep : Burning, stinging, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, irritation, conjunctival hyperaemia. Systemic absorption from inflamed conjunctiva. Potentially Fatal: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

Mechanism of Action

Sulfacetamide has bacteriostatic effect on a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. It interferes with nucleic acid synthesis thus blocking conversion of PABA to the coenzyme dihydrofolic acid.

Note

Albucid 20% Eye Drop manufactured by Abbott India Ltd.. Its generic name is Sulphacetamide Sodium Eye prep. Albucid is availble in Nepal. Farmaco Nepal drug index information on Albucid Eye Drop is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.

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