20 x 0.5ml
Single-use, clear, colourless, sterile eye drops containing tetracaine hydrochloride Ph.Eur. 0.5% w/v solution. Used to numb the eye temporarily.
Tetracaine hydrochloride is used as a local anaesthetic which acts by reversibly blocking the propagation and conduction of nerve impulses along nerve axons. Tetracaine stabilises the nerve membrane, preventing the increase in sodium permeability necessary for the production of an action potential.
Available on prescription only.
