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Is any of these substances tobramycin or dexamethasone suitable for treating conjunctivitis (allergic)?
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Neither!: Tobramycin is an antibiotic drop/ointment. Dexamethasone is a steroid. Neither will help allergic conjunctivitis. Call your eye doctor to get a prescription that will treat your eye allergies better. Plus, they can record this in your chart, so there's a record of it.
Answered 7/12/2014
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Dexamethasone: Tobramycin is an antibiotic so it won't treat an allergic conjunctivitis ( treats bacterial). Ocular steroids can be used in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis
Answered 3/19/2017
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