Chloromycetin warnings and precautions

ChloromycetinOintment
Chloromycetin® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2]

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Ophthalmic ointments may retard corneal wound healing.

Precautions

The prolonged use of antibiotics may occasionally result in overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms including fungi. If new infections appear during medication, the drug should be discontinued and appropriate measures should be taken.

In all serious infections the topical use of chloramphenicol should be supplemented by appropriate systemic medication.

References

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=698aaa0a-9fd3-40c2-ec93-0dc2170a75ba