t(tFirst, wash yourhands.

Take off the

blue cap.

Tilt your headbackwards.

Pull yourbottom eyeliddownwards to

make a pocket.

Hold the

bottle in yourother hand

between yourthumb and

first finger,with the tipclose to your bottom eyelid.

Squeeze the bottle gently until onedrop of the solution falls into youreye.

Blink a few times to spread the eyedrop.

Repeat the process with your other

eye if you need to treat both eyes.

1 Place the

large WHITEcap on thenozzle of thebottle.

How to use your eye drops

To break the seal and prepare youreye drops for use, follow theinstructions below:-

2 Screw down

the largeWHITE capas far as it

will go in aclockwisedirection. Thiswill break theseal.

3 To use youreye dropsonly removethe small

BLUEcap.This willreveal awhite nozzle.

4 Do not rernove the white capduring use.

The usual treatment is one or two

drops up to four times a day. Thecorrect way to put eye drops intoyour eye is as follows.

Before you use your eyedrops

Do not use your eye drops if you:

have ever had a bad reaction toany of the ingredients listed in the'What is in your eye drops' section;

Tell your doctor before you use youreye drops if:

you are pregnant;

you are wearing soft contact lenses(you can put your contact lenses

back in 15 minutes after using youreye drops, but make sure you takeyour lenses out before you put thenext dose of eye drops in your eyes).

Benzalkonium chloride maydiscolour soft contact lenses, and itcan cause eye irritation.

You may find that your vision is

blurred after you put the eye dropsinto your eyes. Do not drive or usemachinery until your vision iscompletely normal.

These eye drops are sterile while thebottle is sealed. Do not use them ifthe bottle is open or the seal isbroken when you get them.

What is in your eye drops

IWho makes your eye drops

Your eye drops are manufactured by'VAX Pharmaceuticals UK, Runcom,Cheshire, WA7 3FA, England.

Marketing Authorisation Holder anddistributor is [VAXPharmaceuticalsUK,Albert Basin, Royal Docks,London E16 2QJ, UK.

Each bottle contains:

13.5 millilitresl(ml) of a clear, paleyellow solution containing 2% w/vSodium Cromoglicate. (activeingredient); and

benzalkonium chloride, disodiumedetate and purified water.

IYour eye drops are called Hay-Crom2% w/v Aqueous Eye Drops, Solution.

The common name for your eyedrops is sodium cromoglicate whichis part of a group of drugs known asanti-allergics.

About your eye drops

What your eye drops do

Hay-Crom 2% w/v Aqueous EyeDrops, Solution are used to preventand treat hay fever eyes.

Please read this

leaflet carefullybefore you start

to use your eyedrops.

It contains

importantinformation. If

you are not sure

about anything,or if you want toknow more, askyour doctor or apharmacist.

Keep this leaflet

safe, as you maywant to read it

again.

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effects, or if the above side ~ffects

are troublesome, stop uSinglthedrops and tell your doctor.

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PL0530/0356

Th is leaflet was

revised in February2006.

You should take any eye drops thatare out of date or which you: no

longer need back to your ph1rmacist.These eye drops are only for ~ou.Only a doctor can prescribe them foryou. Never give them to anybne else.It may harm them even if they seemto have the same symptoms\as youhave. I

This information refers only ~o IVAX'sHay-Crom 2% w/v Aqueous EyeDrops, Solution.

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Do not store above 30°C. I

Keep the bottle in the outer cartonto protect from light.

Do not use the eye drops after theexpiry date shown on the caron,after the bottle has been open for a

month or if the drops have tfcomecloudy or discoloured. Get a newbottle.

Looking after your eye

drops . iKeep out of the reach and ~ight ofchildren.

What to do if you use toomany eye drops

You may have some side effectswhile you are using your eye drops.They include blurred vision, mildstinging and burning. These sideeffects only usually last for a shortwhile and happen immediately afterputting in the drops. If you noticeany other unusual or unexpected

If you forget to use your drops atthe right time, use them as soon asyou remember.

After using your eye drops

If you use too many eye drops, rinseyour eyes with clean water. Contactyour nearest hospital casualtydepartment or a doctor for advice ifyou have swallowed the eye dropsor if you think a child has swallowedany.

Take this leaflet, and any eye dropsthat are left to show the doctor.

Do not breathe on or touch the

dropper nozzle and do not let thedropper nozzle touch the eye.

Put the cap back on the bottle.

Wash your hands again.

Close the bottle tightly after youhave used your eye drops. Use youreye drops for as long as your doctorhas told you to. Do not stop usingthem as soon as you feel better ­the drops will prevent more allergicreactions.