Emadine
PATIENT INFORMATION
To prevent contaminating the dropper tip and solution, care should be taken not to touch the eyelids or surrounding areas with the dropper tip of the bottle. Keep the bottle tightly closed when not in use. Do not use if the solution has become discolored.
Patients should be advised not to wear a contact lens if their eye is red. EMADINE should not be used to treat contact lens related irritation. The preservative in EMADINE, benzalkonium chloride, may be absorbed by soft contact lenses. Patients who wear soft contact lenses and whose eyes are not red, should be instructed to wait at least ten minutes after instilling EMADINE before they insert their contact lenses.
Generic Name: Emedastine
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