Liposic Eye Gel
Contains Carbomer 0.2% w/w
Please read this leaflet before you start to use your medicine. It contains a summary of the information available on your medicine. If you have any questions or are not sure about anything, ask your pharmacist.
What is Liposic Eye Gel and what is it used for?
Liposic is a whitish liquid gel which contains a lubricant that is used as a substitute for natural tears. Your eyes will normally produce just enough natural tears to allow them to move easily and comfortably. If your eyes do not produce enough tears they can become dry, red and painful. Liposic will help keep your eyes comfortable.
Liposic is a liquid gel that forms a protective layer over the eye, which keeps the surface of the eye moist.
It is easy and comfortable to use, and is particularly suitable for the treatment of severe dry eye symptoms.
Before you use your eye gel
Do not use this gel if you are sensitive to any of the ingredients. These are listed in the section ‘What is in your eye gel?’
If Liposic is used at the same time with other eye drops/eye ointments,
there should be an application time interval of approximately 15 minutes between use of such other medications and Liposic Eye Gel should always be the last medication to be applied.
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines.
If you are pregnant, may be pregnant, or are breastfeeding,
tell your doctor before using this product. It is possible that you will still receive it, but it is also possible that an alternative may be used.
Contact lenses
In order to avoid streaks or clumps of gel collecting on the contact lenses, lenses should be taken out before application of Liposic. They can be replaced after 30 minutes.
Driving and using machines
As with all eye preparations, you may have blurred vision for a little while after putting the gel in. Wait until your vision is clear before driving or using machines.
How to use your eye gel
Unless your doctor has told you differently, the standard dose is to place one drop of gel in the corner of the eye, nearest the nose, 3 to 5 times each day and approximately 30 minutes before going to bed.
Adults, children and elderly patients:
The amount of gel used should be enough to cover the eye properly.
Follow these instructions carefully.
- 1. Wash hands thoroughly.
- 2. Twist off the cap.
- 3. Look upwards and gently pull down the lower eyelid.
- 4. Hold the Liposic tube just above your eye and gently squeeze until some gel falls into the gap between your eyeball and lower eyelid.
- 5. Release the lower eyelid, and move your eye while open to ensure the gel covers the eye completely.
- 6. Repeat the process in the other eye if necessary.
Liposic Side Effects
It is very unlikely that you will suffer an overdose from using this medicine, but if you suddenly feel unwell after using the gel, tell your doctor or eye specialist. No side effects are expected to occur following the use of Liposic eye gel. Your eyes may sting a little when the gel is put in and your vision may become blurred. These effects will wear off within a few minutes. A few reports of allergy have been received following use of Liposic eye gel. This is due to one of the ingredients in the formulation. Other side effects that have been reported rarely include sticky eyelids, conjunctivitis (red eyes), speckling (or dots) on the cornea (the surface of the eye), swollen eyes, burning, itching, and irritation of the eye.
- If you experience any other undesirable effects whilst using this medicine, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
How to look after your eye gel
- Do not use the eye gel after the expiry date. This is marked on the tube and the carton after the letters “EXP”.
- Store Liposic eye gel below 25ºC (normal room temperature).
- Liposic is sterile until first opened. It is important to keep the tube as clean as possible during use.
- The tube has a flat cap, which allows it to stand in an upright position.
- Dispose of any remaining contents 28 days after first opening the tube. It may be helpful to make a written record on the tube of the date on which you opened it.
- Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
- Remember this medicine is for you. Do not give it to someone else.
What is in your eye gel?
The active ingredient is carbomer. Each tube contains 2.0 mg of carbomer in each 1 g of gel. The other ingredients are cetrimide, sorbitol, medium-chain triglycerides, disodium phosphate dodecahydrate, sodium hydroxide (for pH adjustment) and purified water.
Contents of the pack
Each tube contains 10 g of eye gel.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
A copy of this Patient Information Leaflet is available in large print and audio format at www.xpil.medicines.org.uk
For any information about this medicine, please contact the local representative of the Marketing Authorisation Holder:
Further Information
Liposic is used for the symptomatic treatment of ‘dry eye’, which is a dehydration of the surface of the eye resulting from disturbances in tear secretion or tear quality. The dry eye condition can also be caused when it is not possible to close your eyelids either partly or completely.
This condition is so common that one in five patients who go to see an ophthalmologist suffers from a dry eye condition. There are many causes, such as reduced tear production in old age, air-conditioned rooms, computer work, hormonal changes during menopause, etc. Environmental and climatic effects can also play a role in the development of dry eye conditions.
What do we understand by the term “dry eye”?
During the course of the day we blink 14,000 times on an average. With each blinking motion of the eye, a very thin tear film is distributed over the surface of the eyeball, which keeps it smooth, clean and moist, and protects the eye from pollutants. When the volume or the composition of the tear film is disturbed, desiccation phenomena (drying out) of the cornea and conjunctiva occur and the patient experiences symptoms such as burning, dry eye sensation, gritty feeling, feeling of pressure, and sensitivity to light.
Liposic is a soothing gel solution which moistens the eye and provides tear-like lubrication to the eyes and eyelids. The carbomer in Liposic increases the thickness of the gel, which assists the gel in remaining in contact with the eye for a longer period of time.
Your ophthalmologist prescribed a tear substitute for the alleviation of your eye complaints. In addition to using the preparation consistently as directed, you should follow the recommendations below:
- Let fresh air into your apartment or house several times a day
- Take care that you drink sufficiently
- Go out into the fresh air frequently
- Do not direct air vents towards your eyes
- Take breaks when working in front of a computer screen.
It is, however, also important that you consult your ophthalmologist regularly for follow-up examinations, because dry eye conditions may lead to a serious disease if they are treated incorrectly or inadequately.
DATE OF PREPARATION
January 2008
41121 PB 174/2-UK
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