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	Lidocaine and Fluorescein	LIDFLN
Apraclonidine	ACD	Metipranolol	MPR
Atropine Sulfate	ATR	Moxisylyte	MOX
Betamethasone	BET	Neomycin	NEO
Carbachol	CAR	Oxybuprocaine	OXB
Castor Oil	CASOIL	Phenylephrine	PHNL
Chloramphenicol	CPL	Phenylephrine and Cyclopentolate	PHNCYC
Cocaine	CCN	Pilocarpine	PIL
Cyclopentolate	CYC	Povidone-Iodine	PVI
Diclofenac	DICL	Prednisolone	PRED
Fluorescein	FLN	Proxymetacaine	PROX
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate	DSP	Proxymetacaine and Fluorescein	PROXFLN
Gentamicin	GNT	Rose Bengal	ROS
Homatropine	HOM	Sodium Chloride	SALINE¹
Hydrocortisone	HCOR	Sodium Cromoglicate	SCG
Hydroxyethylcellulose and Sodium	HECL	Sulfacetamide	SULF
Chloride		Tetracaine	TET
Hyoscine	HYO	Timolol	TIM
Hypromellose	HPRM	Tropicamide	TRO
Lachesine	LAC	Zinc Sulfate	ZSU

¹ The term ‘Saline’ indicates the contents of the container are a 0.9% w/v solution of Sodium Chloride.