Natasol Eye Drop

Natasol Eye Drop is a natamycin eye medicine used to treat fungal infections of the eye, especially those affecting the cornea. Each bottle contains natamycin in the strength listed on the package, and this ophthalmic suspension is made for direct use in the eyes. Natamycin belongs to the polyene antifungal class, and Natasol Eye Drop is prescribed when a doctor suspects or confirms a fungal eye infection. It works locally in the eye rather than as a general body medicine.

How it works: Natamycin attaches to fungal cell membranes and disrupts them, which stops the fungus from growing and surviving. As an eye drop, Natasol Eye Drop delivers natamycin directly to the infected eye area so the antifungal effect starts where it is needed.

Because Natasol Eye Drop is sold only as this single eye-drop strength, there are no lower or higher sibling strengths in this brand line to compare with. It is chosen when a clinician wants targeted antifungal treatment in a form that can be applied directly to the affected eye, which may help control infection where it is located. Your doctor may prefer this eye-drop form for corneal fungal disease because it delivers medicine right to the eye surface.

• Fungal eye infections
• Fungal keratitis
• Corneal fungal infection
• Eye infections caused by susceptible fungi

• Use Natasol Eye Drop exactly as your eye doctor prescribes; this medicine is for the eye only, not for swallowing.
• Wash your hands before and after using the bottle.
• Shake the bottle well if your pharmacist or label instructs you to do so.
• Tilt your head back, pull down the lower eyelid, and place the prescribed number of drops into the affected eye without touching the tip to the eye.
• Close the eye gently for 1 to 2 minutes after dosing; do not rub the eye.
• If you use other eye medicines, wait at least 5 to 10 minutes between products unless your doctor gives different directions.

The amount of Natasol Eye Drop is the natamycin strength printed on the bottle label, and the dose is measured as drops, not by mouth. How often to use it can vary, but fungal eye infections are often treated several times a day at first; there is no universal maximum per day because the prescriber adjusts the schedule to the infection and response. Use only the frequency and duration your doctor recommends, even if symptoms begin to improve.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Natamycin may include:

• Temporary eye burning or stinging
• Eye irritation or discomfort
• Blurred vision right after the drop
• Watery eyes
• Redness of the eye
• Mild itching or foreign-body sensation

• Use only in the eye; do not inject, swallow, or use it on skin unless a clinician specifically tells you to.
• Do not touch the dropper tip to your eye, fingers, or any surface to avoid contamination.
• If you wear contact lenses, ask your doctor when to remove them and when it is safe to put them back in.
• Temporary blurred vision may happen after dosing, so be careful driving or using machinery until your vision clears.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have had allergies to natamycin or other eye medicines.
• Stop the bottle and contact a clinician if pain, swelling, or vision problems get worse instead of better.
• Complete the full course even if the eye starts feeling improved, because fungal eye infections can return if treatment is stopped too early.

• Other eye drops or ointments can affect how Natasol Eye Drop works if used at the same time; spacing doses may be needed.
• Contact lens products may interfere with treatment and can trap medicine or germs.
• Any prescribed steroid eye drops may worsen some fungal infections unless your eye specialist is closely supervising treatment.
• Using multiple eye medicines at once can wash out natamycin if drops are given too close together.

Store Natasol Eye Drop at room temperature as directed on the label, keep the bottle tightly closed, and protect it from contamination and extreme heat or freezing.