Optrex Bloodshot Eye Drops

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

• Keep this leaflet. You might need to read it again.
• Ask your doctor or 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 your doctor or pharmacist if you do not feel better or feel worse after 2 days.

• you are sensitive to Hamamelis water, naphazoline, or to any of the ingredients listed in Section 6.
• you have glaucoma, other eye disease or have had eye surgery.
• You have taken monamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) in the last 14 days (medicine used to treat conditions such as depression).
• you are a child under 12 years of age.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine if you have:

• high blood pressure
• depression
• heart disease
• diabetes
• thyroid disorders
• hardening and narrowing of blood vessels

Or experience eye pain or changes in your eyesight

If you are taking any other medicines you should speak to your doctor or pharmacist before using this product, particularly if you :

• are taking digoxin, quinidine or tricyclic antidepressants
• have taken monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) within the last 14 days
• are taking antihypertensive (high blood pressure) medication
• are using any other eye treatments

If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding speak to your doctor or pharmacist before using this product.

This medicine contains 0.0019 mg benzalkonium chloride in each drop. Benzalkonium chloride may be absorbed by soft contact lenses and may change the colour of the contact lenses. You should remove contact lenses before using this medicine and put them back 15 minutes afterwards.

Benzalkonium chloride may also cause eye irritation, especially if you have dry eyes or disorders of the cornea (the clear layer at the front of the eye). If you feel abnormal eye sensation, stinging or pain in the eye after using this medicine, talk to your doctor.

Do not drive or operate machinery if the vision is blurred.

To be used in the eye(s) only.

1. Check the seal is not broken before first use.
2. Wash and dry your hands.
3. Remove the plastic cap from the eye drop tip.
4. Tilt your head back while seated or lie down on your back.
5. Gently pull the lower eyelid downwards and look up.
6. Place the tip of the bottle close to your eye. Squeeze the bottle and let one drop fall into the space between the lower eyelid and the eye. Take care that the tip of the bottle does not touch your eye, the skin around your eye or your fingers.
7. Close your eye for a moment.
8. When both eyes are to be treated, repeat for the other eye.
9. Replace the cap straight away.

Whilst applying the drops, do not

• breathe on or touch the dropper nozzle
• touch the eyes or eyelids with the dropper nozzle
• share your eye drops with anyone else.

For external use only.

If anyone accidentally swallows the contents of the bottle seek medical advice.

Gently squeeze one or two drops into each eye. Repeat as necessary. Do not use more than four times in 24 hours.

Continued use may increase redness of the eye. Do not use the medicine if it changes colour or becomes cloudy.

If you have increased redness of the eye or no improvement after 24 hours, stop taking the product and see a doctor.

Speak to your doctor or pharmacist immediately. Symptoms of overdose by mouth may include nausea, headache, low body temperature, bradicardia, sweating, drowsiness, coma, particularly in children.

Take the next dose when needed. Do not take more than 4 doses in 24 hours.

• allergic reactions such as itching or rashes
• pain in the eye or change in vision
• stinging or irritation in the eye caused by using too many drops or using them too often

• Eye irritation, eye pain. Continued and excessive use may lead to increased redness of the eye and to developing of other eye conditions.
• nausea
• headache, dizziness

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.