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VIRGAN EYE GEL 1.5 MG/G [SIN11778P]
Active ingredients: VIRGAN EYE GEL 1.5 MG/G
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VIRGAN EYE GEL 1.5 MG/G
[SIN11778P]
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Active Ingredient and Strength | GANCICLOVIR - 0.15 G/100 G |
Dosage Form | OINTMENT |
Manufacturer and Country | FARMILA-THEA FARMACEUTICI S.P.A - ITALY |
Registration Number | SIN11778P |
Licence Holder | DCH AURIGA SINGAPORE |
Forensic Classification | PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code | S01AD09 |
1. WHAT VIRGAN 1.5 mg/g, eye gel IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Pharmacotherapeutic class: antiinfectives – antivirals ATC code: S01AD09.
VIRGAN is an eye gel containing an antiviral agent called ganciclovir.
It is indicated in the treatment of certain superficial and viral eye infections (cornea).
3. HOW TO USE VIRGAN 1.5 mg/g, eye gel
Dosage
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended dose is 1 drop 3 to 5 times daily.
Use in children
The use of this eye gel in children before 18 years is not recommended.
Method of administration
This medicine is intended to be administered into the affected eye (ocular use).
Wash your hands thoroughly before using the product,
Gently squeeze the tube to release a drop into the affected eye, while looking upwards and pulling the lower eyelid down,
Close the tube after use.
Duration of treatment
The treatment should not usually exceed 21 days.
If you use more VIRGAN 1.5 mg/g, eye gel than you should
Continue your treatment as instructed by your doctor.
Immediately contact your doctor or your pharmacist.
If you forget to use VIRGAN 1.5 mg/g, eye gel
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE VIRGAN 1.5 mg/g, eye gel
DO NOT use VIRGAN 1.5 mg/g, eye gel
if you are allergic to ganciclovir, aciclovir or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6 – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information).
during pregnancy and breast-feeding, unless instructed otherwise by your doctor.
in men and women of childbearing age not using a method of birth control.
Moreover, men treated by VIRGAN are advised to use a local method of contraception (such as a condom) during treatment and for three months after the end of the treatment.