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Conjunctivitis advice

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sthitch · 12/08/2018 07:02

My 11 month old had a watery eye yesterday and today has woken up with both eyes practically stuck together and a bit puffy..

A few months ago she had a similar thing but not as bad and the doctor prescribed Chloramphenicol drops... it ended up going away and we never opened the drops. Now I’m wondering if I can use it this time or would you take her back to the doctors? Thanks all!

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Kidssendingmenuts · 12/08/2018 07:06

If the bottle was still sealed and still in date I'd do it. Also cooled boiled water with a little bit of salt in works a treat too xx

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sthitch · 12/08/2018 07:12

Argh just checked the date and it’s gone off... they must have a really really short shelf life. Good point though. It’s so hard to get out of work to get to the drs so was trying to find a way around it.

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Heratnumber7 · 12/08/2018 07:41

You might be able to buy chloramphenicol in the chemist. I'm pretty sure you can.

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sthitch · 12/08/2018 08:02

It says you must get a prescription for under 2s which is understandable but annoying, I’m going to see what the pharmacist says.

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