Optrex Actimist Double Action 2-in-1, For Dry & Irritated Eyes, Rehydrating & Protecting Spray, 10ml

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Optrex Hayfever Relief 2% w/v Eye Drops, for the relief and treatment of the eye symptoms of Hayfever, contains sodium cromoglicate

Optrex Bloodshot Eye Drops, for temporary relief of redness of the eye due to minor eye irritations, contains witch hazel and naphazoline hydrochloride to ease the irritation and discomfort of evaporative dry eye. They provide instant relief and last for up to four hours [1], [4] Authority to prescribe an Authority medicine is granted for specific indications and/or for certain patient circumstances. Authority may be obtained by telephone to Medicare Australia (known as "phone approval") or in writing from an authorised delegate of the Minister for Health.Research has shown that individuals without a visible lipid layer, or with a nonconfluent lipid layer, exhibit a four-fold higher rate of tear film evaporation [ This is similar to what happens naturally when lipids are secreted from the meibomian glands (see figure 3) on to the lid margins where they form a reservoir. Blinking puts pressure on the meibomian glands, resulting in a small amount of oil being expressed onto the lid margins, and the lipids that were part of the tear film mix once again with the lipid reservoir on the lid margin. During the opening of the lids, some of the lipids from this reservoir spread onto the tear film, forming a lipid layer [1] After applying the spray to the closed eyelid, blinking distributes liposomes evenly over the aqueous layer of the tear film Evidence of the mechanism of action

By recommending liposomal spray for the treatment of EDE, explaining how to use it and importantly, how it works when sprayed on closed eyes, pharmacists can help contribute to ensuring patients receive a treatment that is appropriate, acceptable and will help relieve the symptoms of dry eye. The sprayed-on phospholipid liposomes reach the lid margins via the same effect and mix with the endogenous lipids to help repair the tear film lipid layerSome PBS medications are restricted and require prior approval from Medicare before a doctor is able to prescribe them on the PBS. This prior approval to prescribe grants the doctor the Authority to prescribe the desired medicine and have it funded under the PBS. Optrex Infected Eye Drops, for treatment of acute bacterial conjunctivitis, contains chloramphenicol Around 40% of community pharmacies see at least one patient a day* who has a concern about their eyes and studies show that up to 30 per cent of the population over the age of 50 experience dry eye symptoms on a regular basis [5]

In 80 per cent of people with dry eye, the cause is deficiency or instability of the lipid layer of the tear filmSome drugs may have Authority Required (Streamlined) status which does not require an explicit approval from Medicare, instead the doctor can use the Authority code found in the published Schedule for a given drug/indication.