(KLOR oh ZYE le nol and pra MOX een OH tik) Brand: Pramotic, Uni-Otic Ear Drops
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to it, or if you have a ruptured ear drum.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your mouth or eyes. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water.
• Ear infections may sometimes reason dizziness or a loss of balance. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.
• Do not use another ear drops during treatment with chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic unless your doctor tells you to.
• Call your doctor if your infection does not improve, or if you have ear pain, burning or itching, hearing problems, or ear drainage or discharge.
• Chloroxylenol is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.
• Pramoxine is an anesthetic. It is used to reduce itching and pain caused by ear infections.
• The combination of chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic (for the ears) is used to treat ear infections.
• Chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to it, or if you have a ruptured ear drum.
• Do not use chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic without telling your doctor if you are pregnant.
• Do not use chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding.
• Use this medicine exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• To use the ear drops, first remove the cap from the dropper bottle. Lie down or tilt your head with your ear facing upward. Pull back on your ear gently to open up the ear canal. If giving this medication to a baby, pull down on the earlobe to open the ear canal. Keep the dropper upside down over the ear canal and drop the correct number of drops into the ear.
• Do not seat the dropper tip into your ear, or let the tip to touch any surface. It may become contaminated.
• After using the ear drops, remain lying down with your head tilted for at least 5 minutes. You may use a little piece of cotton to plug the ear and hold the medication from draining out. Follow your doctor's instructions about the use of cotton.
• Wipe the dropper tip with a clean tissue. Do not wash the tip with water or soap.
• Use this medicine for the full predesigned length of time. Your symptoms may improve till the infection is completely cleared. Call your doctor if your infection does not improve.
• Store chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the bottle tightly closed when not in use.
• Use the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, wait before then to use the medication and skip the missed doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.
• An overdose of chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic is not likely to reason life-threatening symptoms.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your mouth or eyes. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water.
• Ear infections may sometimes reason dizziness or a loss of balance. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.
• Do not use another ear drops during treatment with chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic unless your doctor tells you to.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· ear pain, burning, or itching;
· hearing problems;
· ear drainage or discharge; or
· worsening pain, irritation, or rash.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• It is not likely that another drugs you take orally or inject will have an effect on chloroxylenol and pramoxine used in the ears. But much drugs can interact with every another. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about chloroxylenol and pramoxine otic.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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