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Conjunctivitis - allergic - Management
Antihistamine eye drops for rapid relief
Age from 3 years onwards
Emedastine 0.05% eye drops
Emedastine 0.05% eye drops
Put one drop into each eye twice a day.
Supply 5 ml.
Ketotifen 250micrograms/ml eye drops
Ketotifen 250micrograms/ml eye drops
Put one drop into each eye twice a day.
Supply 5 ml.
Age from 4 years onwards
Azelastine 0.05% eye drops
Azelastine 0.05% eye drops
Put one drop into each eye twice a day. Increase to four times a day if required.
Supply 8 ml.
Age from 12 years onwards
Otrivine-Antistin® eye drops
Antazoline 0.5% / Xylometazoline 0.05% eye drops
Put one drop into each eye 2 to 3 times a day.
Supply 10 ml.
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