Note: Your licensed practitioner or a trained associate can demonstrate the proper use of Lacrisert (Hydroxypropyl) . Please read and follow these instructions carefully for your subsequent use.
Clinical experience with Lacrisert (Hydroxypropyl) indicates that in some patients several weeks may be required before satisfactory improvement of symptoms is achieved.
Two applicators (one spare) are supplied with each package.
Before opening the package of Lacrisert (Hydroxypropyl) , wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
Repeat procedure with left eye, turning head to the left so that the colored part of the eye is close to your nose.
Rinse the applicator thoroughly under hot running tap water after use. Gently shake off visible water droplets and promptly return it to the storage container. Note that the storage container provides space for a strip of two Lacrisert (Hydroxypropyl) ophthalmic inserts next to the applicator storage compartment.
If Lacrisert (Hydroxypropyl) causes worsening of symptoms, or if new symptoms develop, it should be removed and your prescriber contacted.
Should the removal of the Lacrisert (Hydroxypropyl) ophthalmic insert be necessary, follow these instructions.
CAUTION: Because this product may produce transient blurring of vision, you should exercise caution when operating hazardous machinery or driving a motor vehicle.
Issued October 1997
MERCK & CO., Inc West Point, PA 19486, USA.
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