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Reviewer: Bonnie, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This medication is very over priced for only 2.5 ml most of which stays in the container and is impossible to get out in drops- a big blob will come out the first time you use it wasting the medicine. With very good insurance, one bottle cost me $50 and lasted a little more than one week. Also the drops burn like Hell.
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Reviewer: flittle11, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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It is difficult to use. I was not informed to keep medication refrigerated and only found that out reading the other reviews. Don't know if it will be effective until have used it longer. started 6-7-10.
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Reviewer: Grass Valley patient, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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It appears to be a gel, not sure if this is accurate. It has to be refrigerated. Perhaps that is why it is almost impossible to get out of the applicator into my eye. I am wondering if pharmacy gave me a defective bottle. None of product information says it is a gel. I am supposed to use it for 16 days, have used for 5 days and can't get anymore out of bottle. It is apparently empty.
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Reviewer: Hattie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Cannot get drops out of the bottle. At first a large drop splashes, then bottle seems empty. I tap it upside down with the cap on and nothing. I tap and tap again, and sometimes I get a drop. Very difficult to use and very expensive.
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Reviewer: ckanswers@aol.com, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This has been the best thing I have tried in 8 years of chronic eye problems caused by thyroid disease. Yes, it is an expensive medication and it is not very easy to use. At first I found it stung a lot, but I soon got used to it and now experience no pain with the drops. I am on it for 7 days out of every month. It has been very effective for my chronic blepharitis and allergic conjunctivitis
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