VIGAMOX Kolir 5 ml

Qualitative and quantitative composition

1 ml of solution contains 5,45 mg moxifloxacin hydrochloride, equivalent to 5 mg moxifloxacin base.

Each eye drop contains 190 mcg moxifloxacin.

 Witness

VIGAMOX eye drops are used to treat eye infections / conjunctivitis / caused by bacteria.

 Dosage and method of administration

The usual dose is:

Adults, including the elderly and children:

1 drop in the affected eye or eyes, 3 times a day / morning, noon and night /

VIGAMOX can be used in children and newborns, in patients over 65 years and in patients with kidney and liver.

Use VIGAMOX in both eyes if your doctor tells you. Use MOXIVIG just dropping in your eyes.

Infection usually weakens to 5 days. If there is no improvement, please consult your doctor. Use drops another 2-3 days or as long as your doctor prescribes.

How to use VIGAMOX

Take the bottle and mirror VIGAMOX

 Wash your hands

 Unscrew the cap

 Hold the bottle, pointing down, between your thumb and fingers.

 Tilt your head back. Pull down your eyelid with a clean finger, until there is a 'pocket' between the eyelid and your eye. The drop will go in here.

 Move the dropper tip of the bottle close to the eye. Use the mirror if it helps.

 Do not touch your eye or eyelid, surrounding areas or other surfaces with the dropper. There is a danger of contamination of the drops.

 Carefully press the base of the bottle to release one drop.

 Once the MOXIVIG, close lid and press a finger to the eye, in the corner of your nose and hold it for 2-3 minutes. This will prevent MOXIVIG to move to other parts of the body and is essential to be observed in newborns and infants.

 If you use drops in both eyes, repeat the steps for your other eye, carefully wash your hands before you start-

 Close the bottle immediately after use.

 Do not use VIGAMOX

 If you are allergic to moxifloxacin, to other quinolones or any of the other ingredients of MOXIVIG.

Take special care with VIGAMOX:

 If you get an allergic reaction to MOXIVIG. Not registered frequent cases of allergic reactions and serious adverse reactions are rare.

  If you wear soft contact lenses - stop wearing lenses while you have any signs or symptoms of an eye infection. Instead of lenses, wear glasses. Do not start to wear your lenses while signs and symptoms of the infection go away until I stop using MOXIVIG.

 Use during pregnancy and lactation

There are no data on the safety of drug use during pregnancy and lactation. Needs before his appointment to the benefit / risk.

Effects on ability to drive and use machines

As with any eye drop, temporary blurred vision or other visual disturbances may affect the ability to drive or operate machinery. If placing the medicinal product blurred vision, the patient must wait until the vision clears before driving or using machinery.

Adverse reactions

If you have a severe allergic reaction or something described below occurs, immediately stop application of MOXIVIG and notify your doctor immediately: swelling of hands, feet, ankles, face, lips, mouth or throat which may hinder absorption and respiration , rash or hives, large blisters filled with fluid, wounds or sores.

Common side effects:

Eye: eye pain, eye irritation, dry eye, eye pruritus, eye redness

General: tacky

Uncommon:

Eye: corneal disorder, inflammation of the ocular surface damage to the surface rupture of a blood vessel in the eye, inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva, abnormal eye sensation, blurred or decreased vision, eye swelling, eyelid abnormality, itching, redness or swelling.

Common side effects include headache, vomiting, decreased amount of iron in the blood, abnormal liver blood tests, pain, sore throat, abnormal skin sensation, feeling of a lump in the throat.

Not known:

Ocular side effects: eye infections, clouding of the eye's surface, swelling of the cornea op deposition surface of the eye, increased intraocular pressure, eye surface scar, eye allergy, eye discharge, increased lacrimation

Common side effects: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, changes in heart rate, dizziness, increased allergic symptoms, itching, rash, flushing, dizziness.