Inadequacy of Current Labeling of Nonophthalmic Drops
- 5 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 320 (1) , 62
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198901053200117
Abstract
To the Editor: Nonophthalmic drops are ubiquitous in most surgical wards. Lack of familiarity with topical ophthalmic preparations on the part of patients, nonophthalmic medical staff, and nursing personnel contributes to the accidental instillation of nonophthalmic medication in the eye. Many patients and hospital staff rely on the cap color, bottle color, or bottle shape to distinguish eye drops, thereby obviating the need to read the bottle label. However, many nonophthalmic drops have caps, bottle colors, and shapes similar to those of ophthalmic medications. In addition, most bottle labels display the warning "Do not use in eyes" only in small . . .Keywords
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