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Registered optometrists Provided it is in the course of their professional practice registered optometrists may sell or supply the following medicinal products to a patient: - All medicinal products on a General Sale List (Note: Under medicines legislation products which are for use as eye drops or eye ointments are excluded from the GSL category.); and
- All P medicines .
Provided it is in the course of their professional practice and in an emergency registered optometrists may sell or supply:
POMs which are not for parenteral administration and which: a. are eye drops and contain not more than 0.5 per cent chloramphenicol or b. are eye ointments and contain not more than 1 per cent chloramphenicol c. contain the following substances: Cyclopentolate hydrochloride Fusidic Acid Tropicamide Additional supply optometrists In addition to being able to access the medicines listed above those optometrists who have undergone additional training and are accredited by the General Optical Council (“additional supply optometrists”) will be able to sell supply or write an order for an extended range of medicines.
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Acular 5ml (POM)
Product Code: ACU
Generic Ingredient(s): Ketorolac Legal Class: POM Drug Class: NSAIDs
How Supplied: Ketorolac trometamol Price: 0·5% drops, 5 ml= £5·00.
Indications: Prophylaxis and reduction of inflammation and associated symptoms following ocular surgery.
Adult Dose: 1 drop 3 times daily for ...
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Alomide 0.1% 10ml (POM)
Product Code: ALO10
Generic Ingredient(s): Lodoxamide Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Antihistamines and anti-inflammatories
How Supplied: Lodoxamide (as trometamol) Price: 0·1% soln, 10 ml=£5·48.
Indications: Allergic conjunctivitis.
Adult Dose: 1—2 drops in each eye four times daily.
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Alphagan 5ml (POM)
Product Code: ALPHA
Generic Ingredient(s): Brimonidine Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Alpha agonists
How Supplied: Brimonidine tartrate Price: 0·2% eye drops, 5 ml= £6·85.
Indications: Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, as monotherapy where beta-blockers are contraindicated or as adjunct to othe...
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Azopt Eye drops 5ml (POM)
Product Code: AZO
Generic Ingredient(s): Brinzolamide Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
How Supplied: Brinzolamide Price: 10 mg per ml drops, 5 ml= £6·90.
Indications: Monotherapy where beta-blockers are ineffective or contraindicated or as adjunct to beta-blockers, in open-an...
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Betagan 5ml (POM)
Product Code: BET5
Generic Ingredient(s): Levobunolol Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Beta-blockers
How Supplied: Levobunolol hydrochlor. Price: 0·5% drops, 5 ml= £1·85.
Indications: Chronic open angle glaucoma. Ocular hypertension.
Adult Dose: 1 drop once or twice daily.
Child Dose: Not recomm...
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Betnesol-N Eye Ear Nose Drops 10ml (POM)
Product Code: BETN10
Generic Ingredient(s): Betamethasone Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Corticosteroids and antibiotics
Betnesol-N Betamethasone sodium phos. 0·1%/neomycin sulph. 0·5% Drops 10 ml= £2·39.
Indications: Short-term treatment of inflammatory conditions when antibiotic prophylaxis is also req...
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Betoptic 5ml (POM)
Product Code: BETOP5
Generic Ingredient(s): Betaxolol Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Beta-blockers
Betoptic Solution Betaxolol (as hydrochlor.) 0·5% drops 5 ml= £2·00.
Indications: Ocular hypertension, chronic open-angle glaucoma.
Adult Dose: 1 drop twice daily.
Child Dose: Not recommended.
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Betoptic Suspension 5ml (POM)
Product Code: BETS5
Generic Ingredient(s): Betaxolol Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Beta-blockers
How Supplied: Betaxolol (as hydrochlor.) Price: 0·25% susp: 5 ml bottle (with preservative)= £2·80.
Indications: Ocular hypertension, chronic open-angle glaucoma.
Adult Dose: 1 drop twice daily.
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Betoptic Suspension Single Dse 50 x 0.25ml (POM)
Product Code: BETSDU
Generic Ingredient(s): Betaxolol Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Beta-blockers
How Supplied: Betaxolol (as hydrochlor.) Price: 0·25% susp: 50 x 0·25 ml single dose vials (preservative-free)= £14·49.
Indications: Ocular hypertension, chronic open-angle glaucoma.
Adult Dose: 1 drop ...
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Betnesol Eye Ear Nose Drops 10ml (POM)
Product Code: BSOL10
Generic Ingredient(s): Betamethasone Legal Class: POM Drug Class: Corticosteroids and antibiotics
How Supplied: Betamethasone sodium phos. Price: 0·1% drops, 10 ml= £2·32.
Indications: Non-infected inflammatory conditions of the ear.
Adult and Child Dose: 2 or 3 drops two or thr...
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