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Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop Substitute

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Verified Ingredients and Effects

Composition:

DEXAMETHASONE-0.1%W/V

Uses:

Treatment of eye inflammation and corneal injury.

Medicinal Benefits:

Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop belongs to the group of medicines called corticosteroids used to treat eye inflammation. It is also used to treat corneal injury caused by chemicals, foreign bodies, or heat burns. Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop helps reduce irritation, burning, redness, and swelling caused by heat, chemicals, radiation, allergy, infection, or foreign bodies in the eye. Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop contains Dexamethasone, which works by blocking certain chemical messengers that cause inflammation. Thereby, it provides relief from symptoms of inflammation like redness, soreness, and swelling.

FAQs

Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop is used to treat redness, swelling, and other symptoms due to inflammation or eye allergy. It is also used to treat injury of the cornea caused by chemicals, heat burns or foreign bodies.

Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop works by blocking certain chemical messengers that cause inflammation. Thereby, it helps relieve redness, swelling, and soreness due to eye inflammation.

Use Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop only for the duration prescribed by the doctor. Using it for prolonged durations may cause increased eye pressure and the development of cataracts.

Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop can be used with other eye medications if prescribed by the doctor. Maintain a gap of at least 5 minutes between Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop and other eye medications. Eye ointment should be used last.

Use of steroids such as Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop might make eye infections worse and delay eye wound healing. Consult the doctor if you have an eye infection, the doctor may prescribe another medicine.

Wearing contact lens is not recommended during eye inflammation. However, if you continue to wear contact lens, remove them before using Minidex 0.1% Eye Drop and re-insert them 15 minutes after using the medicine.