To buy Chloramphenicol drops for my 1 year old?

[LokiBear]

Dd1 has conjunctivitis bought on by a cold. She's had it twice before and the doctor has prescribed Chloramphenicol drops. A pharmacist won't sell it to me for a child under 2. However, I know what's wrong, I know she isn't allergic and I know how to use the drops/treat dd. Wibu not to waste a GPs time just to get a prescription and buy over the counter without admitting they are for dd2? Nursery won't take her without her being actively treated with drops so I need to get some.

I've found fusidic acid to be much better.

The paste consistency means it's really sticks the their eyes and sorts the conjunctivitis out quite quickly

Not sure what the guidance is where you are but in Scotland a pharmacist can prescribe chloramphenicol drops for a child under two on the minor ailments service.
That said, if it’s come off the back of a cold, it’s probably viral, not bacterial, so unless it’s a really bad case I’d be tempted just to bathe it rather than risk building up antibiotic resistance.

She's had fusidic acid before too. I might try that. Bathing and salt water isn't making a difference, intact it is getting worse.

I've been tempted to do this and would probably cave if the need arises again in the future...

You can buy the eye drops on line - Optrex Infected Eyes - without a prescription. I don't know why but I tend to get conjunctivitis every six month or so. I always have a stash of these eye drops in the fridge.

Fuscidic acid is generally second line, and is prescription only so you’d still need to see the GP. Please don’t use one you’ve got in the house from before, all eye drops should be discarded after 28 days as they’re no longer sterile, this goes double for ones used to treat infections!

We were annoyed that we couldn't get it over the counter as ds2 got it all the time. Thankfully 2 now but go for the optrex drops if you can, worked wonders!

On another note, again it’ll vary place to place but our nursery won’t administer eye drops unless they’ve been prescribed (by GP or on minor ailments) in other words they must have a pharmacy label attached. If yours is the same, buying them therefore won’t do you any good in this case as they could refuse to administer them.

I wouldn't use old ones, I just meant that I can be certain she isn't allergic because I've used them before.

I would and have bought OTC and said they were for me, knew dr would prescribe them anyway and saved a wait and a script

Ah I see. If your convinced and can’t get them on minor ailments then I’d buy them, I have done in the past in a pinch. Happy octopus wrestling administering!

Thanks, I'm just going to buy them. With the weather and seasonal flu I can't justify a doctors appointment.