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 Formulary Chapter 11: Eye - Full Section
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 Useful Links
Link   Dry Eye Prescribing Guidelines
Link   Eye Drop Table - Brand Conversion to Generic
Link   In-use expiry of eye drops in a secondary care setting (July 2019)
Link   Position statement on the prescribing of preservative free eye drops
Link   Royal College of Ophthalmology information on eye drop shortages
Numbers in brackets indicate counts of (Formulary items, Non Formulary items)
11.01 Administration of drugs to the eye (0,0)
11.02 Control of microbial contamination (0,0)
11.03 Anti-infective eye preparations (0,0)
11.03.01 Antibacterials (19,7)
11.03.02 Antifungals (5,1)
11.03.03 Antivirals (3,2)
11.04 Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory preparations (0,0)
11.04.01 Corticosteroids (17,8)
Intravitreal corticosteroids (0,0)
11.04.02 Other anti-inflammatory preparations (6,5)
11.05 Mydriatics and cycloplegics (0,0)
Antimuscarinics (8,2)
Sympathomimetics (4,0)
11.06 Treatment of glaucoma (0,0)
Beta-blockers (7,4)
Prostaglandin analogues (10,1)
Sympathomimetics (1,2)
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and systemic drugs (8,0)
Miotics (2,1)
11.07 Local anaesthetics (5,0)
11.08 Miscellaneous ophthalmic preparations (0,0)
11.08.01 Tear deficiency, ocular lubricants, and astringents (15,9)
11.08.02 Ocular diagnostic and peri-operative preparations and photodynamic treatment (0,0)
Ocular diagnostic preparations (2,3)
Ocular peri-operative drugs (9,3)
Subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation (4,2)
Vitreomacular traction (1,0)
11.08.03 Reduction of elevated intra-ocular pressure (0,0)
11.09 Contact lenses (0,7)
11.99.99.99 Miscellaneous (0,0)
Antifungals (0,0)
Cytotoxics / wound healing modulators (1,1)
Fibrinolytic drugs (0,1)
Glues - ocular (1,0)
Immunosuppressants (0,0)
Treatment of burns (1,0)
Visco-elastics (0,3)
Other (3,6)
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