- British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
- Appendices
Appendix XXI C. Eye drops |
The following codes are approved for use on single unit doses of eye drops where the individual container may be too small to bear all of the appropriate labelling information (see the general monograph for Eye Drops).
The inclusion of a preparation in this list does not necessarily mean that a monograph is or will be included in the British Pharmacopoeia.
Eye Drops |
Code |
Eye Drops |
Code |
Adrenaline / Epinephrine |
ADN / EPN |
Metipranolol |
MPR |
Apraclonidine |
ACD |
Moxisylyte |
MOX |
Atropine Sulfate |
ATR |
Neomycin |
NEO |
Betamethasone |
BET |
Oxybuprocaine |
OXB |
Carbachol |
CAR |
Phenylephrine |
PHNL |
Castor Oil |
CASOIL |
Phenylephrine and Cyclopentolate |
PHNCYC |
Chloramphenicol |
CPL |
Pilocarpine |
PIL |
Cocaine |
CCN |
Povidone-Iodine |
PVI |
Cyclopentolate |
CYC |
Prednisolone |
PRED |
Diclofenac |
DICL |
Proxymetacaine |
PROX |
Fluorescein |
FLN |
Proxymetacaine and Fluorescein |
PROXFLN |
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate |
DSP |
Rose Bengal |
ROS |
Gentamicin |
GNT |
Sodium Chloride |
SALINE1 |
Homatropine |
HOM |
Sodium Cromoglicate |
SCG |
Hydrocortisone |
HCOR |
Sulfacetamide |
SULF |
Hydroxyethylcellulose and Sodium Chloride |
HECL |
Tetracaine |
TET |
Hyoscine |
HYO |
Timolol |
TIM |
Hypromellose |
HPRM |
Tropicamide |
TRO |
Lachesine |
LAC |
Zinc Sulfate |
ZSU |
Lidocaine and Fluorescein |
LIDFLN |
1 The term 'Saline' indicates the contents of the container are a 0.9% w/v solution of Sodium Chloride.