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Golden Eye Antibiotic Chloramphenicol 1% Eye Ointment - 4g

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Chloramphenicol 1% antibiotic eye ointment for acute bacterial conjunctivitis — overnight cover with drops, or a stand-alone five-day course. Ages 2+, Golden Eye, 4g.

  • Treats bacterial conjunctivitis.
  • Chloramphenicol 1% antibiotic.
  • Overnight cover — stays put.
  • Five-day course, ages 2+.
  • Limit: 3 packs per order.
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Chloramphenicol — 5-day course, ages 2+
Complete the five-day course even once the eye looks better; do not use for longer without advice. Not for under-2s, and not with a personal or family history of blood disorders or an allergy to chloramphenicol. Ask a pharmacist first if pregnant or breastfeeding.
See a GP if no better in 48 hours
Remove contact lenses for the course and 24 hours after. Eye pain, light sensitivity, blurred vision, or no improvement after 48 hours needs a pharmacist, optician or GP the same day.

Product overview

About Golden Eye Antibiotic Ointment

Chloramphenicol 1% in a sterile eye ointment: the antibiotic treatment for acute bacterial conjunctivitis, from the Golden Eye range. A ribbon inside the lower lid keeps antibiotic on the eye for hours — ideal overnight alongside drops, or as a stand-alone course for anyone who can't manage drops. 4g tube, adults and children over 2.

Ointment vs drops

Drops act fast but drain away; ointment blurs vision for a few minutes but stays put. The classic routine is drops by day and ointment at bedtime; used alone, the ointment is applied three or four times a day. Either way, the course is five days — finished even once the eye looks clear.

How to use

Pull the lower lid down gently, squeeze a small ribbon of ointment along the inside, close the eye and blink. At night with drops, or three to four times daily alone, for five days. Wash hands before and after; keep the nozzle off the eye.

Good to know

Contact lenses stay out for the course and 24 hours after. Not for under-2s or anyone with a personal or family history of blood disorders. No improvement in 48 hours, pain or light sensitivity means a same-day pharmacist, optician or GP.

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