• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices

Appendix XXI C. Eye drops

Codes for eye drops in single-dose containers 

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.