• Ocular inflammation:
    • 1-2 gtt in affected eye (s) every 4 hours *1-2 days

Eye drops: 0.1% v/v

  • Remove contact lenses before applying the eye drops and wait until 10 min before inserting contact lenses.
  • Discard 4 weeks after opening bottle
  • Eye drops should be used before eye ointments
  • If using more than 1 eye drop, they should be administered at least 5 minutes apart

Synthetic fluorinated corticosteroid

It works by inhibiting inflammatory response by inhibiting inflammatory cytokines

  • Ocular inflammation
  • Ocular burning
  • Ocular stinging
  • Ocular pain
  • Ocular pruritus
  • Ocular irritation
  • Unpleasant taste
  • Blurred vision
  • Vision changes
  • Increased IOP
  • Hypersensitivity to class/components
  • Ocular viral infection
  • Ocular fungal infection
  • Ocular mycobacterial infection

None restricted

                          Drug Status

Availability Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist
Pregnancy Category C; Weigh risk vs benefit
Breastfeeding Use with caution
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Flarex 0.1% w/v Eye Drops 5mL Novartis Pharma Pan Pharma
Floral 0.1% w/v Eye Drops 5mL Helix Pharma Globe Pharmacy