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Chloramphenicol (Pharma Stulln) Product Monograph

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Updated:
Facts
Status:
Prescription (Rx) Current status: Dormant
Strength:
0.5 %
Active ingredient:
ATC code:
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Source: Health Canada – Drug Product Database (DPD) and product monographs · About this document

Product Monograph - Chloramphenicol (Pharma Stulln)

ADVERSE REACTIONS

Blood dyscrasias may be associated with the systemic use of chloramphenicol. One case of bone-marrow hypoplasia following the prolonged (23 month) topical use of chloramphenicol ophthalmic solution has been reported.

OVERDOSAGE

For management of a suspected drug overdose, contact your regional Poison Control Centre.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

Apply a small amount (1 cm strip) to the lower conjunctiva sac(s) at bedtime as a supplement to the drops.

AVAILABILITY

Each gram of sterile ophthalmic ointment contains: Chloramphenicol USP 1% (10 mg/g); and the following non-medicinal ingredients: mineral oil, polysorbate 60 and white petrolatum. Available in 3.5 grams tubes.

STORAGE CONDITIONS

Store between 15°C and 30°C. Keep container tightly closed.

PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMATION

Structural Formula:

Chemical Name: 2,2-dichloro-N-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4- nitrophenyl)ethyl]-, [R- (R*,R*)]-acetamide

Molecular Formula: C11H12Cl2N2O5

Molecular Weight: 323.13

Description: Fine, white to grayish-white or yellowish-white, needle-like crystals or elongated plates. Freely soluble in alcohol, in propylene glycol, in acetone, and in ethyl acetate; slightly soluble in water.

About this document

Source: Health Canada – Drug Product Database (DPD) and product monographs · DIN (Drug Identification Number): 02023857

Revision date stated in the text: August 9, 2019

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Drug information for Chloramphenicol (Pharma Stulln)

Rx or OTC
Prescription (Rx)?
DIN 02023857
Schedule(s) PRESCRIPTION
Active ingredient(s) Chloramphenicol 0.5 %
Dosage form(s) Solution
Route(s) of administration Ophthalmic
Drug class (WHO ATC)
  1. S Sensory organ drugs
    1. S01 Ophthalmologicals
      1. S01A Antiinfective ophthalmologics
        1. S01AA Antibiotics, ophthalmologic
          1. S01AA01 Chloramphenicol
Company PHARMA STULLN INC.
Current status Dormant
Current status date August 13, 2019

Source: Health Canada – Drug Product Database (DPD) and product monographs, data as of November 1, 2026. Data from the Health Canada Drug Product Database, as published there. Not a substitute for the advice of a doctor or pharmacist.