Tobramycin And Dexamethasone (Ophthalmic)

Brand Names : Tobradex

Category

• Corticosteroid, ophthalmic
• anti-inflammatory, steroidal, ophthalmic
• antibacterial, ophthalmic

Description

Tobramycin (toe-bra-MYE-sin) and dexamethasone (dex-a-METH-a-sone) is a combination of an antibiotic and a corticosteroid (kor-ti-ko-STER-oid). It is used in the eye to prevent permanent damage, which may occur with certain eye problems.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Ophthalmic
• Ointment (U.S.)
• Suspension (eye drops) (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S.—

• Tobradex

† Not commercially available in Canada.