The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall on eye ointments by multiple brands over "lack of sterility assurance" at the facility in India, where the products were being manufactured.

1. Why am I using CHOLFEN EYE OINTMENT? CHOLFEN EYE OINTMENT contains the active ingredient chloramphenicol. CHOLFEN EYE OINTMENT is used to treat an eye infection called bacterial conjunctivitis ...

Apply 1cm ribbon of ointment to infected area up to 6 times ... Avoid contaminating the applicator tip with material from the eye, fingers, or other source. Two year oral studies conducted in ...

If you are using another kind of eye medication (such as drops or ointments), wait at least 5 minutes before applying other medications. Use eye drops before eye ointments to allow the drops to ...

Ointments have the advantage of increased dwell time in the eye, but often patients and parents of children prefer drops, and no therapeutic advantage of one over the other has been demonstrated.

If you are using another kind of eye medication (such as drops or ointments), wait at least 5 minutes before applying other medications. Use eye drops before eye ointments to allow the drops to ...

"Viral conjunctivitis lasts a few days to a week," says Epling, while bacterial pink eye may last until it's treated with drops or ointment, "but should then resolve in a few days." Allergic ...