Clotrimazole Eye prep

Indications

Fungal keratitis, Fungal eye infections

Adult Dose

Ophthalmic: It should be applied thinly and evenly to the conjunctival sac every 4 hours daily

Contra Indications

Hypersensitivity

Precautions

Childn <3 yrs. Pregnancy, lactation. If local intolerance develops, consider withdrawal of the medicine and institution of appropriate therapy.

Pregnancy-Lactation

B

Interactions

Antagonism with polyene antibiotics.

Adverse Effects

This drug is generally well tolerated.

Mechanism of Action

Clotrimazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal which binds to phospholipids in the cell membrane altering cell wall permeability causing a loss in essential intracellular elements.