Editing Chloramphenicol (section)

====Eye drops====
Chloramphenicol is used in topical preparations ([[ointment]]s and [[eye drop]]s) for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. Isolated case reports of [[aplastic anaemia]] following use of chloramphenicol eyedrops exist, but the risk is estimated to be of the order of less than one in 224,716 prescriptions.<ref name="Lancaster1998">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lancaster T, Swart AM, Jick H | title = Risk of serious haematological toxicity with use of chloramphenicol eye drops in a British general practice database | journal = BMJ | volume = 316 | issue = 7132 | pages = 667 | date = February 1998 | pmid = 9522792 | pmc = 28473 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.316.7132.667 }}</ref> In Mexico, this is the treatment used [[Preventive healthcare|prophylactically]] in newborns for [[neonatal conjunctivitis]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kaštelan S, Anić Jurica S, Orešković S, Župić T, Herman M, Gverović Antunica A, Marković I, Bakija I | title = A Survey of Current Prophylactic Treatment for Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Croatia and a Review of International Preventive Practices | journal = Medical Science Monitor | volume = 24 | pages = 8042–8047 | date = November 2018 | pmid = 30413681 | pmc = 6240167 | doi = 10.12659/MSM.910705 | quote = According to current health policy in Mexico, preventive treatment for ophthalmia neonatorum in neonates is a medico-legal requirement and consists of the application of a single drop of ophthalmic chloramphenicol in both eyes shortly after birth }}</ref>