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Product Information of Vista Ofloxacin Eye & Ear drops

What you need to know before you use VISTA

Do not use VISTA

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to ofloxacin, benzalkonium chloride, any of the other ingredients, or any other quinolones.

Warnings and precautions

This product should be used with caution in patients sensitive to other quinolone antibacterial agents.

Long term use may result in a new bacterial infection which does not respond to VISTA.

This product should be used with caution in patients with a defect or ulceration of the surface of the eye.

VISTA potentially increases sensitivity to sunlight. You should avoid exposure to direct sunlight or sun during use of VISTA.

Heart problems:

Caution should be taken when using this kind of medicine, if you were born with or have family history of prolonged QT interval (seen on ECG, electrical recording of the heart), have salt imbalance in the blood (especially low level of potassium or magnesium in the blood), have a very slow heart rhythm (called ‘bradycardia’), have a weak heart (heart failure), have a history of heart attack (myocardial infarction), you are female or elderly or you are taking other medicines that result in abnormal ECG changes (see section Taking other medicines).

Children

There is limited experience of the use of VISTA in children. Talk to your doctor before you start using VISTA in children.

Other medicines and VISTA

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or have recently used any other medicine, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

You must tell your doctor if you are taking other medicines that can alter your heart rhythm: medicines that belong to the group of anti-arrhythmics (e.g. quindine, hydroquindine, disopyramide, amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, ibutilide), tricyclic antidepressants, some antimicrobials (that belong to the group of macrolides), some antipsychotics.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Tell your doctor before you start using VISTA if you are pregnant or if you are breast-feeding. Your doctor can then decide whether you can use VISTA.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using any medicine.

Driving and using machines

Your sight may become blurred for a short time just after using VISTA. You should not drive or use machines until your sight is clear again

VISTA contains Benzalkonium Chloride

This medicine contains 0.05mg of benzalkonium chloride in 1 ml of solution.

Benzalkonium chloride may also cause eye irritation, especially if you have dry eyes or disorders of the cornea (the clear layer at the front of the eye). If you feel abnormal eye sensation, stinging or pain in the eye after using this medicine, talk to your doctor.

Benzalkonium chloride is a preservative which may be absorbed by soft contact lenses and may change the colour of the contact lenses. Normally you should not wear contact lenses whilst being treated with this product. However, there may be situations where use of contact lenses is unavoidable. You should remove contact lenses before using this medicine and put them back 15 minutes afterwards.