Patient Leaflet Updated 03-Feb-2023 | Bausch & Lomb U.K Limited
Minims Povidone Iodine 5% w/v eye drops, solution
Minims® Povidone 5% w/v eye drops, solution
Iodinated Povidone
1. What Minims Povidone Iodine is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Minims Povidone Iodine
3. How to use Minims Povidone Iodine
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Minims Povidone Iodine
6. Contents of the pack and other information
Minims Povidone Iodine is a solution that contains an antiseptic known as Iodinated Povidone in an eye drops solution.
It is used for cleaning the surface of your eye before eye surgery or eye injection.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Minims Povidone Iodine:
Special warnings
Minims Povidone Iodine 5% w/v eye drops, solution is strictly only for use to clean the eyes before surgery or eye injection and should not be used for any other purpose.
Precautions for use
After the medicine has been left in contact with the conjunctiva and the conjunctival sacs for 2 minutes, flush thoroughly with sterile 0.9 % NaCL solution.
Use with eye formulations containing mercury-based preservatives should be avoided.
Hypersensitivity (anaphylactoid reactions) to iodinated contrast agents or anaphylactic reaction to shellfish are not contraindications for Minims Povidone Iodine administration.
Other medicines and Minims Povidone Iodine
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
General
Use with other antiseptic agents should be avoided as these may affect the way Minims Povidone Iodine works.
Specific
Minims Povidone Iodine 5% w/v eye drops, should not be used with ocular formulations containing mercury-based preservatives due to the risk of formation of caustic compounds. Repeat use may interfere with thyroid function tests.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Minims Povidone Iodine is not meant for use outside the hospital or clinic and does not affect your ability to drive or use machines.
Minims Povidone Iodine contains disodium phosphate anhydrous.
This medicine contains 0.03 mg phosphates in each drop which is equivalent to 0.75 mg/ml. If you suffer from severe damage to the clear layer at the front of the eye (the cornea), phosphates may cause in very rare cases cloudy patches on the cornea due to calcium build-up during treatment.
The drops are supplied in single-dose units that are meant to treat both eyes if both eyes are affected.
The recommended dose is two to three drops of the solution instilled onto the eye/eyes and leave for two minutes.
This product can be used in infants, children and adolescents. The recommended dose is the same as for adults.
Method and route of administration
Topical ocular route restricted to ocular surgery and eye injection. In the operating room/doctor’s office (depending on the procedure) and after the anaesthetic has been applied to your eyes, the nurse or doctor will clean your eyes with Minims Povidone Iodine as follows:
1. The area around your eyes will be carefully cleaned with a sterile cotton swab.
2. The nurse / doctor will then twist off the cap of the Minims Povidone Iodine unit to open it.
3. Two to three drops of the solution will be gently dropped onto your eye/eyes.
4. You will be asked to close your eyes and roll your eyes around to spread the solution over the surface of the eyes.
5. The drops will be left on the eye / eyes for two minutes before rinsing. Your eyes will then be rinsed thoroughly with a sterile saline solution until the characteristic colour of the Iodinated Povidone disappears.
If accidentally swallowed, contact a doctor as rapidly as possible.
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If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via:
UK:
or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
IE:
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
For single use only. Discard immediately after first use.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the overwrap of each unit and on the carton after the letters “EXP”. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Store between 2°C and 8°C.
Store in the original package to protect from light.
This medicine can be stored unrefrigerated below 25°C for up to one month. After this period the product should be discarded. When you take it out of the refrigerator, write the current date on the carton, as well as the date for a month later, so that you know when to discard the medicine.
Do not use Minims Povidone Iodine if you notice that the container is damaged.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
This medicinal product is a presented as eye drop solution in single-dose container marked with “PVI 5.0”.
This solution is a deep brown-red coloured solution.
Each single-dose container is overwrapped in a plastic sachet. Each carton contains 20 single-dose containers.
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This leaflet was last revised in June 2022.
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