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Total Chloramphenicol reports: 8.
Chloramphenicol FDA safety alerts: No.
   Reported hospitalizations: 1.
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FDA Reported Chloramphenicol Side Effects: visual acuity reduced, eye swelling, eye pain, exophthalmos, conjunctival oedema, parophthalmia, eye irritation, blister, anaphylactic reaction, periorbital fat herniation, eye movement disorder.
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Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5097870-3
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported CHLORAMPHENICOL problem on Aug 21, 2006. Female patient, 74 years of age, was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: parophthalmia, visual acuity reduced. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with BUPIVACAINE, CEFUROXIME, HYALURONIDASE, LIDOCAINE, POVIDONE IODINE, PREDNISOLONE, PROXYMETACAINE. Patient recovered.

Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5100811-3
CHLORAMPHENICOL problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Aug 21, 2006. Female patient, 74 years of age, was diagnosed with local anaesthesia, endophthalmitis and was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: conjunctival oedema, exophthalmos, eye pain, eyelid oedema, intraocular pressure increased, post procedural complication, visual acuity reduced. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with MINIMS LIGNOCAINE, BUPIVACAINE, HYALURONIDASE, POVIDONE IODINE, CEFUROXIME, PROXYMETACAINE, PREDNISOLONE PHOSPHATE. Patient recovered.

Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5108516-X
Consumer or non-health professional from AUSTRALIA reported CHLORAMPHENICOL problem on Aug 29, 2006. Male patient, 70 years of age, was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: iridocyclitis, postoperative wound complication. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5140711-6
CHLORAMPHENICOL problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Oct 09, 2006. Female patient, 18 years of age, was diagnosed with conjunctivitis bacterial and was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: abnormal sensation in eye, eye pain, vision blurred. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5165419-2
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported CHLORAMPHENICOL problem on Nov 10, 2006. Female patient was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: eye swelling. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5392721-1
CHLORAMPHENICOL problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on July 10, 2007. Female patient, 74 years of age, was diagnosed with cataract operation, local anaesthesia, postoperative care and was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: conjunctival oedema, exophthalmos, eye movement disorder, eye swelling, parophthalmia, periorbital fat herniation, visual acuity reduced. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PREDNISOLONE, BUPIVACAINE, CEFUROXIME, HYALURONIDASE, LIDOCAINE. Patient recovered.

Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5449489-X
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported CHLORAMPHENICOL problem on Aug 24, 2007. Male patient was diagnosed with conjunctivitis and was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: anaphylactic reaction. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Chloramphenicol Side Effects Report #5472408-7
CHLORAMPHENICOL problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Sept 14, 2007. Male patient was diagnosed with eye infection and was treated with CHLORAMPHENICOL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blister, eye irritation. CHLORAMPHENICOL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FUSIDIC ACID. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

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