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Instil Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate 2% eye drops into the eye: adults, 1–2 drops for miosis or one every five minutes for emergency acute narrow-angle glaucoma until miosis; under-18s start at the lowest available dose/concentration, potentially increasing by response/tolerability to the adult maximum, although paediatric posology is unestablished; immediately occlude the lacrimal punctum for one minute.
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- Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate 2% w/v, Eye drops solutionBausch & Lomb U.K Limited · emc · SmPC §4.2 Posology and method of administration · Version 7Document updated
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