Tagamox-DX Eye Drops 10 ml

Tagamox-DX Eye Drops belongs to the class of antibiotic medications used to treat bacterial eye infections. It treats eye infections like conjunctivitis (infected conjunctiva) and other inflammatory conditions after eye surgery. Bacterial eye infection occurs when harmful bacteria invade any part of the eye, such as the eyeball, conjunctiva, or cornea. Symptoms of an infection include red eye, pain, discharge, watery/dry eyes, swelling, itching, and sensitivity to light. 

Tagamox-DX Eye Drops combines two medicines: Moxifloxacin (antibiotic) and Dexamethasone phosphate (steroid). Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic that stops bacterial replication, thereby killing and controlling the growth of bacterial infection. Dexamethasone phosphate is a steroid that reduces inflammation and symptoms associated with infection, such as redness and irritation, by inhibiting prostaglandins that cause inflammation. Thus together, Tagamox-DX Eye Drops treats bacterial eye infections.

Use Tagamox-DX Eye Drops as prescribed by your doctor. The common side-effects of Tagamox-DX Eye Drops are application site burning/stinging sensation, redness and temporary blurred vision. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Do not use Tagamox-DX Eye Drops if you are allergic to Moxifloxacin, Dexamethasone phosphate, or any contents in it. Before using the Tagamox-DX Eye Drops, inform your doctor if you have fungal infections, viral infections, herpes simplex or varicella, or parasitic infections such as amoebiasis. Do not use Tagamox-DX Eye Drops if you have tuberculosis, damaged cornea, ulceration, lesions with incomplete formation of the covering tissue, and increased pressure inside the eye.

Tagamox-DX Eye Drops is used in the treatment of bacterial eye infections. The detailed uses of Tagamox-DX Eye Drops are as follows:

• Treats Bacterial Eye Infections: Tagamox-DX Eye Drops contains Moxifloxacin (an antibiotic), which helps kill bacteria by interfering with the formation of essential proteins required for their growth.
• Manages Inflammatory Eye Conditions: Tagamox-DX Eye Drops contains Dexamethasone (a corticosteroid), which helps relieve redness, swelling, pain, and irritation caused by inflammation in the eyes.
• Treats Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): $nama is effective in treating bacterial infections of the conjunctiva (membrane protecting the eye), thereby reducing eye redness, irritation, and discharge.
• Prevents Post-Surgical Eye Infections: Tagamox-DX Eye Drops is prescribed after eye surgeries (such as cataract removal) to help control infection and inflammation during the healing process.

• Follow your doctor’s instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safe and effective use.
• Lie down and tilt your head backwards. Pull your lower eyelid gently with your index finger to form a pocket. Instill the number of drops advised by the doctor into the pocket of the lower eyelid. Close your eyes for 1-2 minutes.
• Tagamox-DX Eye Drops is for ophthalmic use only.
• Avoid touching the container tip to your eye or lids to prevent contamination.

Tagamox-DX Eye Drops is a combination of two medicines: Moxifloxacin and Dexamethasone phosphate. Moxifloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that interferes with the formation of essential proteins required for bacterial growth. Dexamethasone phosphate is a steroid medicine with anti-inflammatory properties and acts by inhibiting the chemicals, such as prostaglandins, that cause inflammation. It also reduces symptoms associated with infection, such as redness and irritation.

Before taking Tagamox-DX Eye Drops, inform your doctor if you have vision problems, severe pain in the eye, glaucoma (raised pressure in the eye), eye injury or eye surgery. Do not use Tagamox-DX Eye Drops for longer than recommended by your doctor as it may suppress adrenal gland function and increase the risk of cataracts (clouding of the eye). Tagamox-DX Eye Drops should not be used in conditions like herpes simplex virus infection or other viral eye infections.