Ophtocycline

1 x 5 g

Eye ointment

Active substance

Chlortetracycline (Chlortetracycline hydrochloride) : 10 mg/g

ATC code

QS01AA02 Chlortetracycline

QS01AA Antibiotics

QS01A Antiinfectives

QS01 Ophthalmologicals

QS Sensory organs

Species

Dogs, cats and horses.

Indications

Treatment of keratitis, conjunctivitis and blepharitis caused by Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Proteus spp. and/or Pseudomonas spp.

Dose to be administered and administration route

For ocular use only.

Horses: Apply 2-3 cm of ointment (depending on the size of the animal) in the conjunctival sac 4 times a day for 5 days. If after 3 days of treatment no clinical improvement has occurred, alternative therapy should be considered.

Dogs and cats: Apply 0.5-2 cm of ointment (depending on the size of the animal) in the conjunctival sac 4 times a day for 5 days. If after 3 days of treatment no clinical improvement has occurred, alternative therapy should be considered.

Adverse reactions

Application site reactions and eye disorders like irritation, pruritus, oedema and reddening have been very rarely reported after administration of the veterinary medicinal product in isolated cases in spontaneous reports.

The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention:

- very common (more than 1 in 10 animals treated displaying adverse reaction(s))

- common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals treated)

- uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals treated)

- rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals treated)

- very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals treated, including isolated reports).