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It is not advisable to use ofloxacin ophthalmic eye drops if they are 2 years past the expiration date. This can cause problems with vision and may not be effective at resolving the eye condition.
It is usually one month of opening the bottle, and three months from date of maufacturinf, whichever is earlier
A person should avoid using expired medication such as ofloxacin ophthalmic eye drops, especially 2 years past the expiration date. Expired medication can harm the body and are less likely to have increased potency.
What ever the expiration date on it is; if there isn't one than its 3 months.
Expiry dates are a guidline for how long the drops will stay effective and 'sterile'. This means that a eye drop bottle should be discarded after one month for risk that the bottle will not be sterile anymore. If it is past its used by date the drop should be discarded. The drop may still work after this date but it is not recommended that it shoudl be used.
No, expired contact lens can't be used. These are medical devices that must be sterilized and packaged in sealed containers before being sold to eye doctors and consumers. Since they touch the eye, they have the potential to harm the eye if they are contaminated. So packaged medical devices also have a expiry date as a consumer protection measure.
Yes they can, but a period of at least 15 minutes between the drops is advisable
"od" on a prescription for eye drops mean "right eye"--as in apply the drops to the right eye. "os" means "left eye".
The duration of Eye Drops is 1800.0 seconds.
Yes, some eye drops do have benzene in them. Most of the eye drops prescribed to treat glaucoma has this ingredient in it.
They have been around forever. Eye drops are saline-containing drops used as a route to administer medication in the eye.
Eye Drops ended on 2002-08-08.