AKORN NeoPoly Bac Ophthalmic Ointment 3.5gm (Manufacturer may vary)

Neo-Poly-Bac is a medicated ointment prescribed to help treat bacterial eye infections in dogs. Applied directly, it treats conditions such as conjunctivitis, keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis, blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis to relieve irritated and infected eyes in pets.

Key Benefits

• Treats eye infections due to a range of bacteria
• Reduces swelling and pain
• For dogs and cats

How It Works

This triple-antibiotic solution is recommended by veterinarians to treat superficial bacterial eye infections by reducing eyelid and eye inflammation and swelling. These infections can include:

• Blepharoconjunctivitis
• Blepharitis
• Keratoconjunctivitis
• Keratitis
• Conjunctivitis

Indications

Neomycin and polymyxin B sulfates and bacitracin zinc ophthalmic ointment is indicated for the topicaltreatment of superficial infections of the external eye and its adnexa caused by susceptible bacteria.Such infections encompass conjunctivitis, keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis, blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis.

Use this medication exactly as directed by your veterinarian. If you do not understand the directions ask the pharmacist or veterinarian to explain them to you. Wash your hands prior to using the eye ointment. Apply a thin film of the ointment into the lower eyelid. If applying another medication to the same eye, wait 10 minutes before the next application. Store B.N.P. Triple Antibiotic Ophthalmic Ointment at room temperature, away from moisture and heat. Keep the tube properly capped.

• B.N.P. Triple Antibiotic Ophthalmic Ointment is a sterile prescription antibiotic ointment used in dogs and cats to treat bacterial infections of the eye.
• Carefully remove any foreign bodies, crusted exudates and debris from the eye area prior to application
• Cleanse the area to be treated prior to applying ointment.

Tip: Do not touch the tube opening to any surface, including hands and eyes. The tube opening is sterile. If it becomes contaminated, it could cause an infection of the eye.

Cautions:

Before using B.N.P. Triple Antibiotic Ophthalmic Ointment, tell your veterinarian if your pet is being given other eye ointments or eye medications. Sensitivity is rare, however if a reaction occurs, discontinue use. As with any antibiotic preparation, prolonged use may result in the overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms, including fungi. Appropriate measures should be taken if this occurs. If infection does not respond to treatment in two or three days, the diagnosis and therapy should be re-evaluated. If your pet has swelling of the face or itching, or appears to have difficulty breathing, contact your veterinarian immediately. Care should be taken not to contaminate the applicator tip of the tube during application. Do not allow the applicator tip to come in contact with any tissue. Do not use this product as a pre-surgical ocular lubricant. Adverse reactions of ocular irritation and corneal ulceration have been reported in association with such use. Serious hypersensitivity (anaphylactic) reactions have been reported in cats within 4 hours of application of antibiotic ophthalmic preparations. Some of these reactions have resulted in death.

Contraindications:

Neomycin and polymyxin B sulfates and bacitracin zinc ophthalmic ointment is contraindicated in thoseindividuals who have shown hypersensitivity to any of its components.

Warnings:

Not for Injection into the Eye

Neomycin and polymyxin B sulfates and bacitracin zinc ophthalmic ointment should never be directlyintroduced into the anterior chamber of the eye. Ophthalmic ointments may retard corneal wound healing.

Topical antibiotics, particularly neomycin sulfate, may cause cutaneous sensitization. A preciseincidence of hypersensitivity reactions (primarily skin rash) due to topical antibiotics is not known. Themanifestations of sensitization to topical antibiotics are usually itching, reddening, and edema of the conjunctiva and eyelid. A sensitization reaction may manifest simply as a failure to heal. During long-term use of topical antibiotic products, periodic examination for such signs is advisable, and the patientshould be told to discontinue the product if they are observed. Symptoms usually subside quickly onwithdrawing the medication. Application of products containing these ingredients should be avoided forthe patient thereafter (see Precautions, General).

Precautions:

General

As with other antibiotic preparations, prolonged use of neomycin and polymyxin B sulfates andbacitracin zinc ophthalmic ointment may result in overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms includingfungi. If superinfection occurs, appropriate measures should be initiated.

Bacterial resistance to neomycin and polymyxin B sulfates and bacitracin zinc ophthalmic ointment mayalso develop. If purulent discharge, inflammation, or pain becomes aggravated, the patient shoulddiscontinue use of the medication and consult a physician.

There have been reports of bacterial keratitis associated with the use of topical ophthalmic products inmultiple-dose containers which have been inadvertently contaminated by patients, most of whom had aconcurrent corneal disease or a disruption of the ocular epithelial surface (see Precautions, Information for Patients).

Allergic cross-reactions may occur which could prevent the use of any or all of the followingantibiotics for the treatment of future infections: kanamycin, paromomycin, streptomycin, and possiblygentamicin.

Storage:

Store at 59°-77 °F., away from moisture and heat, away from moisture and heat. Keep the tube properly capped.