Active ingredient
- prednisolone sodium phosphate
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Minims Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 0.5% w/v, Eye drops solution
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 0.5%w/v
Eye Drops, Solution
Prednisolone sodium phosphate
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate eye drops are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you use your eye drops
3. How to use your eye drops
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store your eye drops
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate eye drops are and what are they used for
Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate contains a corticosteroid.
It is used to treat inflamed eyes (red and painful) for which the inflammation is not caused by an infection. The part of the eye affected will vary depending on the cause of the inflammation.
Your doctor may sometimes prescribe other drugs at the same time to make sure that the inflammation is treated effectively.
This medicine is indicated for children, adults and the elderly.
2. What you need to know before you use your eye drops
Do not use these drops if:
Warning and precautions
Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances.
Children
In children, continuous, long term use of these eye drops should be avoided. Check with your doctor if your child has been using this medicine for a long time. The doctor or eye specialist may decide to prescribe an alternative.
Other medicines and your eye drops
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate can increase the effects of:
Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate can decrease the effects of:
Some medicines may increase the effects of Minims Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate and your doctor may wish to monitor you carefully if you are taking these medicines (including some medicines for HIV: ritonavir, cobicistat).
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
Tell your doctor or eye specialist, he/she may decide to use these drops or to prescribe you an alternative.
Contact lenses
Your doctor will ask you to remove your contact lenses prior to the administration of the drops. There is no information on the effect of this product on contact lenses. Therefore do not wear contact lenses until the effects of the drops have completely worn off.
Driving and using machines
As with all eye drops, your vision may be blurred after putting the drops in. Wait until your vision is clear before driving or using machines.
3. How to use your eye drops
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The drops are for single use only and provided in single use Minims units, to treat both eyes if necessary. Once opened, use immediately.
Discard any unused portion.
Dosage
Method of administration
If you are putting the eye drops in yourself, then follow these instructions carefully:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Use a mirror, this will help you to see what you are doing.
3. Carefully dry your eyes using a tissue. Twist and pull cap to separate from the Minims body (Diagram 1).
4. Pull your lower eyelid down gently, and then carefully place 1 or 2 drops inside your lower eyelid.
Make sure the dropper does not touch any parts of your eye.
5. Close your eye and blink a few times to make sure your eye is covered by the liquid.
6. Close the eyelids. It is advisable to press gently on the inner corner of your eyelid for 3 minutes. This will help stop the solution draining into your nose and throat. This is especially advisable in children, the elderly and population at risk.
7. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 for the other eye if necessary, then throw away the Minims unit, even if some solution remains.
If your eyes get worse or are not better after a few weeks of using the eye drops, see your doctor or eye specialist or pharmacist.
This medicine should not be used for long term and frequent use without talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
If you use more Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate than you should, an overdose is very unlikely to occur. If you suddenly feel unwell after using the drops, tell your doctor or eye specialist or contact the nearest emergency department immediately.
If you forget to use Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate, you should take the missed dose as soon as you remember, unless it is nearly time for the next dose, but you should not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Most people who are treated with these eye drops do not suffer from any side effects.
Consult your doctor if you feel any changes in your eyesight.
If any of the side effects gets serious, please seek immediate medical attention. If you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
Reporting of side effects
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
Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard
Ireland
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store your eye drops
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the overwrap of each unit and on the carton after the letters “EXP”. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not store above 25°C. Do not freeze. Store in original package in order to protect from light.
The drops are for single use only and provided in single use Minims units, to treat both eyes if necessary. Once opened, use immediately.
Discard any unused portion.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What your eye drops contain
This medicine does not contain a preservative as it is a sterile single use unit.
What your eye drops look like and contents of the pack
The eye drops are a clear, colorless solution. Each carton contains 20 units.
Marketing Authorisation Holders:
Manufacturer:
Marketing Authorisation Numbers:
Minims® Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 0.5% w/v :
PL 03468/0079 (UK) ; PA22698/016/001 (Ireland)
This leaflet was last revised in: March 2019
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