Contraindications for Floxal eye drops | Floxal Eye Drops

Contraindications for Floxal eye drops

Floxal® eye drops must not be used in case of known allergic hypersensitivity to the active ingredient Ofloxacin! The same applies to the antiseptic additive benzalkonium chloride. There are no other contraindications.

How do Floxal eye drops work?

The active ingredient in Floxal® eye drops is called Ofloxacin. It is an antibiotic, a remedy against bacterial infections. Ofloxacin has a wide range of applications and can provide relief from inflammation in many parts of the body.

For example, it is effective in the urinary tract in the case of cystitis or inflammation of the renal pelvis, but also for infections of the mouth and throat, inflammation of the middle ear or skin infections. The sexual disease gonorrhea, also known as gonorrhea, can also be treated with Ofloxacin. Ofloxacin belongs to the antibiotic subgroup of fluoroquinolones.

These drugs make use of the bacteria‘s own enzymes which inhibit their function and thus prevent bacterial growth. Floxal® eye drops act strictly locally in the eye, which means that the active ingredient cannot act in the whole body, as is the case with tablets, for example. This means that the drug can only be used for the above-mentioned eye diseases.

Side effects of Floxal eye drops

Since Floxal® eye drops are effective in the eye alone, only a few side effects are known. Most commonly, patients complain of irritation or irritation of the eye in the form of a slight burning or reddening of the conjunctiva. These symptoms are usually only present for a short time.

Less frequently, deposits on the cornea of the eye are reported, mostly in connection with pre-existing corneal diseases.Very rare but potentially life-threatening are strong allergic reactions to the active ingredient Ofloxacin or carriers of the drug. These can range from a painful swelling of the eye to a systemic allergic shock with circulatory failure. Life threatening skin rashes (so-called Stevens-Johnson syndrome) have also been observed. If symptoms such as severe swelling of the eye, skin rashes or discomfort occur, these should be taken seriously and the treating physician should be consulted.