SOFRACORT

Sofracort Information

Sofracort is actually a mixture of two medicines (to be more precise – of two antibiotics: Gramicidin and Framycetin and an anti-inflammatory medical product called Dexamethasone). This means that a therapy with this medicine serves 2 purposes. Therefore, while the anti-inflammatory part of Sofracort helps to reduce symptoms such as inflammation and swelling (that affect the patient’s eye and / or ear), the combination of antibiotics manages to effectively kill the bacteria that has lead to the appearance of the irritation (of the eye and / or of the ear).

Sofracort Indications

A therapy with Sofracort can aid patients who are suffering from both eye and / or ear medical conditions. For example, physicians often prescribe patients who are suffering from an external ear infection (also commonly called otitis externa) a therapy with this medicine. Eye doctors also consider Sofracort one of the main medicines of choice in the therapy of some eye medical disorders (infection that affects the front part of the eye that is accompanied by inflammation). This is why patients who have been diagnosed with infected eczema that affects the eye-lid, blepharitis, various forms of conjunctivitis (including rosacea conjunctivitis, infectious conjunctivitis and allergic conjunctivitis), scleritis, iridiocystitis, episcleritis, rosacea keratitis, and so on, are often prescribed a treatment trial with this medicine (Sofracort).

Sofracort Warnings

The presence of other medical conditions can affect the individual’s ability to start a therapy with this medicine. For example, if a patient who has fungal and / or viral infections, eardrum perforation, allergic reaction to any of this drug’s ingredients, and so on wants to treat an ear medical condition, Sofracort might not be the best therapy option for him. Such individuals ought to discuss with their personal health care provider other therapies that might be more adequate for their clinical case. Due to the same reason, patients who want to treat their eye medical condition but who are also suffering from conjunctival or corneal herpes simplex, fungal eye medical conditions, tuberculosis, trachoma, allergic reaction to any of this drug’s components, and so on, should avoid starting a therapy with Sofracort.

Sofracort Intake Guidelines

Sofracort can be found in pharmaceutical locations in two forms: eye drops and ear drops. In the case of patients who have been prescribed a therapy with the ear drops it is best to apply the doses of this medicine under the supervision of an authorized health care provider, as alternatively to when the individual applies his dose of Sofracort, the doctor might have to insert a saturated gauze in the individual’s external ear canal.

Sofracort Dosage

Patients who are suffering from an ear medical condition should apply 2-3 drops of the Sofracort ear drops in the affected area, according to their physician’s instructions. Individuals who present eye medical disorders ought to apply 1-2 drops of this medication in the affected eye. Ask your personal health care provider to tell you for how long you should continue your therapy with this medicine. This is very important, as the span of your prophylaxis depends on the severity of your medical condition, on your age, sex, health status, and so on.

Sofracort Overdose

Overdoses with Sofracort should be immediately reported to the nearest clinical centre, in order for the patient to be administered the necessary medical attention at once. We do not posses any reliable information regarding the potential symptoms that could be triggered by such a medical condition.

Sofracort Missed Dose

In order to achieve the best results from your treatment trial with Sofracort, we suggest that you pay extra attention to your dosing schedule. If you are unhappy with the schedule that your physician has prescribed you, you should refer to him or her and ask them to make the necessary adjustments. A missed dose of Sofracort should be used as soon as the individual regains access to the medicine. However, if it is time for another scheduled dose, the one that was missed should be skipped in order to avoid a potential overdose.

Sofracort Side Effects

Various medical products are known to sometimes lead to the appearance of certain adverse reactions. These effects are unwanted responses of the organism to the therapy. Not all the patients who start a therapy with Sofracort are bound to develop the side effects that we will list here. If you have further concerns regarding this matter, we suggest you to refer to your personal physician.
At least 1% of all individuals who have followed a therapy with this medicine experienced the following adverse reactions: stinging (of the patient’s ear and / or eye), watering eyes, redness, burning of the eye, and so on. Some patients who followed a therapy with the Sofracort eye drops experienced: decreased vision, eye pain, eye infection, vision loss, gradual blurring of vision, vomiting, nausea, and so on.

Sofracort Drug Reactions

It is best to let your personal physician (or prescriber) know if you are following any other therapies (this includes the intake of over the counter drugs, minerals, vitamins, herbal remedies, and so on). All patients who follow a therapy with Sofracort ought to be aware that their treatment will be affected by the intake of coffee, alcoholic beverages, by smoking, and so on. In case any of these apply to you, your personal health care specialist might ask you to take into consideration several precautions.