Pharmacie Kennedy Mulhouse

Skin chlorhexidine: what to do after eye contact?

The cited leaflets require immediate water rinsing and prompt advice for eye symptoms. A single-dose container does not determine the route of use.

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General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.

After these solutions contact the eye, the leaflets require immediate, thorough rinsing with water. Irritation, redness, pain or visual disturbance require prompt medical advice.

The prescribing information also requires advice from an ophthalmologist after contact. Serious, persistent corneal injuries have been reported after accidental exposure during surgery under general anaesthesia.

The cited GILBERT and ARROW CONSEIL skin solutions are antiseptics for small superficial wounds. They are for external use; they must not be put in the eyes or on mucous membranes.

For the cited GILBERT single-dose container, check the name and route on the label. The prescribing information says not to identify a product by the container alone and to keep it in its original box.

The GILBERT leaflet also requires storing nose or eye rinsing single-dose containers separately from skin antiseptics. This separation helps prevent a product mix-up.

The cited GILBERT single-dose container must be discarded after use even if liquid remains. It is for single use; leftover liquid is not a container to keep for another procedure.

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