Name: Celluvisc 0.5% Eye Drops
Brand: British Chemist
Rating: 4.8 (1699 reviews)

Celluvisc 0.5% Eye Drops

£7.49 inc. VAT

CELLUVISC® is a substitute for tears, and contains the lubricant called carmellose sodium. It is used for the treatment of the symptoms of dry eye (such as soreness, burning, irritation or dryness) caused by you not producing enough tears to keep the eye wet.

Information Leaflet

Description

Celluvisc 0.5% 30 X 0.4m contains carmellose sodium which is known as a lubricant for the eyes. This lubricant forms a viscose transparent eye gel that leaves a moistening film on the eye and can be used as artificial tears.

Uses / Instructions

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told you. Check with your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you are not sure.

The recommended dose is 1-2 drops of CELLUVISC® in the affected eye/each affected eye, 4 times a day or as often as needed.

You do not need to remove contact lenses before using CELLUVISC®.

Warnings

Warnings and precautions

If irritation, pain, redness or changes in vision occur or if you feel your condition is getting worse, stop taking this medicine and consult your doctor or pharmacis

Side Effects

Common

Eye irritation (including burning and discomfort), eye pain, itchy eyes, visual disturbance.

Not known

Allergic reactions (including eye allergy), blurred vision, sticky eye, watery eye, redness of the eye, eye injury to the surface of the eye due to the tip of the vial touching the eye during use.

See patient information leaflet for more details

Ingredients

What CELLUVISC® contains

The active ingredient is carmellose sodium 5 mg/ml.
The other ingredients are sodium chloride, sodium lactate, potassium chloride, calcium chloride dihydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate and purified water. Small amounts of sodium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid may be added to bring the solution to the correct pH (a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the solution).