Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Flurbiprofen sodium
Allergan Australia Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
OCUFEN ® Flurbiprofen Sodium Eye Drops- CMI Version 5.0 Page 1 of 3 OCUFEN ® EYE DROPS [flurbiprofen sodium 300 µg per mL] ______________________________________________________________________________________ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about OCUFEN ® eye drops including how to use the eye drops. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using OCUFEN ® eye drops against the benefits they expect it will have for you. If you have any concerns about using this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. YOU MAY NEED TO READ IT AGAIN. WHAT OCUFEN ® EYE DROPS ARE USED FOR OCUFEN ® contains flurbiprofen sodium, which belongs to a class of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID’s) which are medicines used to relieve pain, swelling or other symptoms of inflammation. Your doctor may use OCUFEN ® before surgery to stop miosis (contraction of the pupil of the eye) during eye surgery so that they can have better access for your operation. Your doctor may have prescribed OCUFEN ® eye drops for another reason. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why OCUFEN ® eye drops have been prescribed for you. BEFORE YOU USE OCUFEN ® EYE DROPS _ _ _WHEN YOU MUST NOT USE IT _ Do not use OCUFEN ® eye drops if: • you have an allergy to flurbiprofen sodium or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet • you have an eye infection due to _Herpes simplex_ vir Read the complete document
OCUFEN ® Flurbiprofen sodium Product Information Version 3.0 Page 1 of 3 OCUFEN ® EYE DROPS NAME OF THE DRUG The active constituent of OCUFEN ® Eye Drops is flurbiprofen sodium. _(structure of flurbiprofen) _ _ _ DESCRIPTION Flurbiprofen sodium is a white or almost white crystalline powder. Practically insoluble in water; soluble 1 in 3 of alcohol, 1 in 4 of chloroform and 1 in 4.5 of ether. CHEMICAL NAME: sodium (±)-2-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) propionate dihydrate. MW: 303.3 EMPIRICAL FORMULA: C 15 H 12 FNaO 2 2H 2 O OCUFEN ® Unit Dose Eye Drops contain flurbiprofen sodium 300 µg/mL with LIQUIFILM ® (polyvinyl alcohol) 14 mg/mL, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, citric acid, purified water and sodium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid if needed for pH adjustment. PHARMACOLOGY Flurbiprofen sodium is one of a series of phenylalkanoic acids that have shown analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activity in animal inflammatory diseases. Its mechanism of action is believed to be through inhibition of the cyclo-oxygenase enzyme that is essential in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins. Prostaglandins have been shown in many animal models to be mediators of certain kinds of intraocular inflammation. In studies performed on animal eyes prostaglandins have been shown to produce disruption of the blood-aqueous humour barrier, vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, leukocytosis and increased intraocular pressure. Prostaglandins also appear to play a role in the miotic response produced during ocular surgery by constricting the iris sphincter independently of cholinergic mechanisms. In clinical studies, OCUFEN ® Eye Drops have been shown to inhibit miosis induced during the course of cataract surgery. Read the complete document