Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist have told you.

• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
• You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse.

1. What Artelac is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Artelac
3. How to use Artelac
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Artelac
6. Contents of the pack and other information

• If you are allergic to hypromellose or any of the ingredients of this medicine (listed in Section 6).

• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Artelac.
• If you wear soft contact lenses – take out your lenses before using Artelac and then wait for at least 15 minutes after using these drops before putting your lenses back in.
• If your eyes continue to feel dry and sore, stop using your drops and tell your doctor.

• Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

• If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

• All eye drops can cause a short term blurring of vision when first used, so you should wait until your eyes are clear before driving or using machines.

Artelac contains disodium phosphate dodecahydrate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate

• This medicine contains 0.051 mg phosphates in each drop which is equivalent to 1.84 mg/ml. If you suffer from severe damage to the clear layer at the front of the eye (the cornea), phosphates may cause in very rare cases cloudy patches on the cornea due to calcium build-up during treatment.

The usual dose is to apply 1 drop in the corner of the eye, nearest the nose, 3 to 5 times each day or as required to give enough lubrication. Ensure the dropper tip does not touch any surface including the eye surface.

Dry eye is a condition that varies from person to person. Use the drops as often as you think necessary.

• Wash your hands before using your drops
• Sit down in front of a mirror so that you can see what you are doing
• Wipe your eyes to clear any residual wateriness or discharge
• Unscrew the cap from the bottle and check the dropper is clean
• Pull your lower eyelid gently down, and then carefully place one drop inside the lower eyelid, in the corner nearest the nose (see picture)

Take care not to touch the dropper with your eye or fingers

• Release the lower eyelid, and blink a few times to make sure the eye is covered by the liquid
• Repeat the procedure for your other eye
• When you have finished, put the cap back on the bottle Tightly

lf you accidentally use a larger dose than recommended, this may cause some blurring of vision, which will soon pass.

Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via:

United Kingdom:

or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store

Ireland

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

• The active ingredient is: hypromellose 3.2 mg/ml (0.32 % w/v).
• The other ingredients are: cetrimide, disodium phosphate dodecahydrate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, disodium edetate, sorbitol and water for injections. The preservative in your eye drops is cetrimide, which means that Artelac can be used if your eyes are sensitive to other preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride.

These eye drops are a clear sterile solution and are supplied in plastic eye drop bottles. Each bottle has a volume of 10 ml.

MAH (UK):

PL03468/0032

MAH (IE):

PA23259/004/001