DUCRESSA EYE DROPS SOLUTION 1MG/ML + 5MG/ML

SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL ASIA PTE. LTD.

SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL ASIA PTE. LTD.

Therapeutic

Prescription Only

SOLUTION, STERILE

**4.2 Posology and method of administration** Posology One drop instilled into the conjunctival sac after surgery every 6 hours. Duration of treatment is 7 days. Care should be taken not to discontinue therapy prematurely. If one dose is missed, treatment should continue with the next dose as planned. Re-evaluation of the patient to assess the need to continue the administration of corticosteroid eye drops as monotherapy is recommended after the completion of one week of therapy with Ducressa eye drops. The length of this treatment can depend on the patient’s risk factors and outcome of surgery and must be determined by the doctor according to slit-lamp microscopic findings and depending on the severity of the clinical picture. A follow-up treatment with steroid eye drops should not normally exceed 2 weeks. However, care should be taken not to discontinue therapy prematurely. _Paediatric population:_ The safety and efficacy of Ducressa in children and adolescents below the age of 18 years have not been established. No data are available. Ducressa is not recommended for use in children and adolescents below the age of 18 years. _Elderly patients:_ No dosage adjustment in elderly patients is necessary. _Use in renal/hepatic impairment_ Ducressa has not been studied in patients with renal/hepatic impairment and Ducressa should therefore be used with caution in such patients. Method of administration Ocular use. One drop should be administered in the lateral canthus while applying pressure at the medial canthus to prevent drainage of the drops. Patients should be instructed to wash their hands before use and avoid allowing the tip of the container to come into contact with the eye or surrounding structures as this could cause injury to the eye. Patients should also be instructed that ocular solutions, if handled improperly, can become contaminated by common bacteria known to cause ocular infections. Serious damage to the eye and subsequent loss of vision may result from using contaminated solutions. Nasolacrimal occlusion by compression of lacrimal ducts may reduce systemic absorption. In case of concomitant treatment with other eye drops solutions, instillations should be spaced out by 15 minutes.