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THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC
1 Thane Road West, Beeston, Nottingham, NG2 3AA Telephone: +44 (0)1159 595 165 Fax: +44 (0)1159 592 565 Before you contact this company: often several companies will market medicines with the same active ingredient. Please check that this is the correct company before contacting them. Why?

Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 08/12/2011

SPC	Boots Irritated Eyes Eye Drops

Table of Contents

1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Therapeutic indications
4.2 Posology and method of administration
4.3 Contraindications
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
4.6 Pregnancy and lactation
4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines
4.8 Undesirable effects
4.9 Overdose
5. PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
5.3 Preclinical safety data
6. PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS
6.1 List of excipients
6.2 Incompatibilities
6.3 Shelf life
6.4 Special precautions for storage
6.5 Nature and contents of container
6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling
7. MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER
8. MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)
9. DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION
10. DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT

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1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT

Boots Irritated Eyes Eye Drops

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2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

Active ingredient

% v/v

Cetrimide Ph Eur

0.01 w

Hamamelis water BPC

5.0

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3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

Sterile eye drops

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4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS

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4.1 Therapeutic indications

For the symptomatic relief of minor eye irritations.

For topical application to the eye.

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4.2 Posology and method of administration

Adults, Elderly and Children

Tilt back the head, pull the lower eyelid and squeeze the bottle very gently so as to allow one or two drops to fall into the inner corner of the eye. Use night and morning and as required.

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4.3 Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.

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4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use

For external use only.

Not suitable for use with hydrophilic (soft) contact lenses. Discard any eye drops remaining one month after opening the container.

Keep all medicines out of the reach of children.

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4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

No clinically significant interactions known.

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4.6 Pregnancy and lactation

The safety of this product during pregnancy and lactation has not been established but its use during these periods is not thought to constitute a hazard.

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4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines

No adverse effects known.

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4.8 Undesirable effects

Occasional hypersensitivity reactions.

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4.9 Overdose

In view of the size of the container, overdosing should not be a problem and any treatment should only be symptomatic.

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5. PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

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