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Medicines containing active substance Chloramphenicol

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 23 medicines with the active substance chloramphenicol.

Medicines containing only chloramphenicol

MedicineLegal category
Boots Infected Eyes 0.5% w/v eye drops, Almus Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops, Boots Pharmacy Antibiotic eye drops –
Brochlor 0.5% w/w eye drops, Brolene Antibiotic 0.5% w/v eye drops SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Brolene Antibiotic 1.0 % w/w eye ointment Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chloramphenicol 0.5% w/v eye drops solution SPC Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol 1 g powder for solution for injection SPC Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol 1.0% w/w Antibiotic eye ointment SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Chloramphenicol 1% w/w eye ointment SPC Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol ear drops BP 10% SPC Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol ear drops BP 5% w/v Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol eye drops BP 0.5% w/v SPC Prescription only (POM)
Chloramphenicol eye ointment BP SPC –
Clorogen eye drops 0.5% w/v SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Eykappo 5 mg / ml eye drops solution SPC Prescription only (POM)
Golden eye Antibiotic 0.5% w/v eye drops, Chloramphenicol eye drops BP 0.5% w/v SPC –
Goldeneye Antibiotic 1% w/w eye ointment, Optrex Bacterial Conjunctivitis 1% w/w eye ointment, Chloramphenicol 1% w/w eye ointment With or without prescription
Kemicetine injection, Chloramphenicol 1 g injection Prescription only (POM)
Lumecol 0.5% w/v eye drops solution SPC –
Minims Chloramphenicol 0.5% SPC –
Mollifeye 5 mg / ml eye drops solution SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Optrex Infected eye drops SPC –
Chloramphenicol 0.5% w/v Antibiotic eye drops SPC no longer supplied –
Chloramphenicol 250 mg capsules, Cafcol SPC not available –
Chloramphenicol capsules BP 250 mg SPC not available –

ATC groups

The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.

Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.