• 1,500unit powder for solution for injection ampoules
• adjunct to local anaesthesia in ophthalmology

• 0.2% drops 10ml (Hydramed^®)
• 0.4% drops 10ml (Viz-Hyal^®)
• Preservative-free
• To be prescribed in line with BSW Dry Eye Guidance. 

• Acetylcysteine eye drops 5%, hypromellose 0.35% 10ml (includes benzalkonium chloride, disodium edetate)
• Specialist initiation - Only if filamentary keratitis present.

• Carmellose 0.5ml, glycerol 1%, castor oil 0.25% 10ml

• 0.1% drops (1 mg/mL eye drops, emulsion)
• Note - Ensure correct product is prescribed; available products have different licensing information and TLS. 
• Ikervis ® is licensed for the treatment of severe keratitis in adult patients with dry eye disease, which has not improved despite treatment with tear substitutes.
• Verkazia®  is licensed for the treatment of severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in children from 4 years of age and adolescents. See here

• GWH for recurrent erosions only. Not on formulary at RUH/SFT
• Consider Hylo-night (formerly VitA-POS or Hydramed night)

• 10ml

• 10ml

• 5g Preservative-free ointment

Better known by brand names:

- Hydramed Night® (Retinol palmitate 250iu/g, liquid paraffin, white soft paraffin, wool fat) 5g (PF) 3/12 expiry

- VitA-POS® (Retinol palmitate 250iu/g, liquid paraffin, wool fat) 5g (PF) 6/12 expiry NOTE from April 2020, VitA-POS is rebranding as HYLO NIGHT. The ointment ingredients and composition remaining the same as VitA-POS.

• Eye irrigation solutions 19ml, 500ml

• 0.9% drops

• 0.9% 0.5ml Preservative-free

Sodium chloride 5% (preserved) eyedrops for patients with corneal oedema or corneal erosions on the advice of a Consultant Ophthalmologist. In primary care these should be prescribed as Hypersal 5% eyedrops or Sodium Chloride 5% eyedrops (Alissa®) as other unlicensed products are prohibitively expensive.

Sodium Chloride 5% PF eye ointment for patients with corneal oedema or corneal erosions, unable to tolerate preserved drops, on the advice of a Consultant Ophthalmologist. In primary care these should be prescribed as Sodium Chloride 5% PF eye ointment (Alissa®) as other unlicensed products are prohibitively expensive.

Please note - Sodium Chloride 5% eye products not on formulary at SFT

• 0.1% Preservative-free (VisuXL^®)
• 2 month expiry
• Specialist initiation only in line with BSW dry eye guidance 

• 0.2% eye ointment - Unlicensed preparation
• GWH only - ONLY for patients who respond to ciclosporin but fail to tolerate Ikervis presentation. Only to be prescribed on yellow GWH hospital outpatient prescription and NOT FP10
• Non formulary in RUH and SFT

• For use within GWH only

• 20mg powder and solvent for solution for intraocular irrigation

• 1% single use eye drops 
  

   

•  3mg in 0.3ml pre-prepared injection.
•  50mg vial.

•  Swindon - Pre-operative & immediately post - operatively. For short-term pain relief in episcleritis, cornial abrasion or foreign bodies. Avoid single use except in allergy to preservatives
• RUH (Single use eye drops 0.1%)
• Non formulary in Salisbury

• 1% and 2% minims
• Ophthalmic strips
• GWH only
• Non formulary at RUH and Salisbury

• 0.5% ophthalmic drops
• Note at GWH - For inflammation requiring extended treatment (up to 21 days) following ocular surgery

• Salisbury only
• Non formulary in BaNES and Swindon

•  - GWH - For use in Ophthalmology.
•  Non-formulary- SFT & RUH.
•  5ml vial.

•   - GWH - For use in Ophthalmology.
•  Non-formulary - SFT & RUH

GWH Eye Theatre Use Only During Post COVID-19

• Intracameral injection
• Added to formulary for 6 months during post COVID-19 (review date Jan 21)