Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing

Uses

Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing does not stain a normal cornea but conjunctival abrasions are stained yellow or orange, corneal abrasions or ulcers are stained a bright green and foreign bodies are surrounded by a green ring. Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing can be used in diagnostic examinations including Goldmann tonometry and in the fitting of hard contact lenses

Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Peritoneal dialysis therapy, Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia

How Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing works

Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing sodium is used extensively as a diagnostic tool in the field of ophthalmology. Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing is a fluorescent compound or fluorophore having a maximum absorbance of 494 m and an emission maximum of 521 nm. The yellowish-green fluorescence of the compound can be used to demarcate the vascular area under observation, distinguishing it from adjacent areas. It is applied topically in the form of a drop or it can be injected intravenously to produce a fluorescein angiogram. Topical fluorescein is a useful tool in the diagnosis of corneal abrasions, corneal ulcers, herpetic corneal infections, and dry eye. Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing angiography is used to diagnose and categorize macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inflammatory intraocular conditions, and intraocular tumors.

Dosage

Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing dosage

Ophthalmic-Aid in the fitting of hard contact lenses, Detection of corneal lesions and foreign bodies, Diagnostic ophthalmic procedures:

• Adult: Apply 1% or 2% solution as eye drops or as sterile papers impregnated with fluorescein sodium. May also be given in combination with a local anaesthetic: as a 0.25% solution with oxybuprocaine HCl or proxymetacaine HCl.

Side Effects

Nausea and vomiting (IV); extravasation is painful; hypersensitivity reactions; transient yellow coloration of skin and urine; staining of the skin, clothing and soft contact lenses.

Precaution

Special care should be taken to avoid microbial contamination. Pseudomonas aeruginosa grows well in fluorescein solutions, therefore, a single dose solution is preferred.

Food Interaction

Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing Drug Interaction

Moderate: sotalol, sotalolUnknown: aspirin, aspirin, charcoal, charcoal, heparin, heparin, acetaminophen, acetaminophen, procaine penicillin, procaine penicillin, vitamin a topical, vitamin a topical, bioflavonoids, bioflavonoids, valproic acid, valproic acid, pyridoxine, pyridoxine

Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing Disease Interaction

Moderate: bronchial asthma

Volume of Distribution

• 0.5 L/kg

Elimination Route

Rapidly distributed

Clearance

• renal cl=1.75 mL/min/kg [After IV administration]
• hepatic cl=1.50 mL/min/kg [After IV administration]

Elimination Route

Minims Lidocaine-Fluoresceine, Oogdruppels, Oplossing and its metabolites are mainly eliminated via renal excretion.

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding use

Safety for use in pregnancy and lactation has not been established, therefore use only when considered essential by the physician

Contraindication

Acute necrotising pancreatitis (oral fluorescein dilaurate).

Storage Condition

Store below 25°C. Do not freeze. Protect from light.

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