Hydromycin-D Eye/Ear Drops Substitute

Hydromycin-D Eye/Ear Drops is a combination of three medicines: Chloramphenicol, Dexamethasone and Polymyxin B. Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic that acts by interfering with the formation of essential proteins required for bacterial growth. Dexamethasone is a steroid that reduces inflammation and symptoms associated with infection, such as redness and irritation. Polymyxin B is bactericidal that works by killing the bacterial cell by preventing bacterial cell walls' formation essential for survival. Together Hydromycin-D Eye/Ear Drops prevent the spread of eye and ear infections caused by a wide range of gram-negative bacteria causing eye/ear infections. 

You are not recommended to wear contact lenses during the entire course of Hydromycin-D Eye/Ear Drops as it may worsen the infection. Therefore, you are advised to remove contact lenses before using Hydromycin-D Eye/Ear Drops and reinsert them after 24 hours of finishing the course of Hydromycin-D Eye/Ear Drops.

You are recommended to maintain a minimum of 10 minutes time gap between using Hydromycin-D Eye/Ear Drops and other eye drops and administering eye ointments in the last.