Conjunctivitis, also known as "sore eyes" is quite common these days in Laguna,
so much that drugstores such as Mercury has run out of stock of Tobradex,
the eye medicine drops usually prescribed for sore eyes.
According to the sales persons in 2 branches of Mercury Drug visited, Tobradex is out of stock
in all branches of Laguna, including Manila. Even Eye-mo and Visine are out of stock, too.
An alternative my friend told me is to buy the generic drug "Tobra-D" at the Generics Pharmacy.
It costs around P200, compared to Tobradex, which costs around P400. As for the difference,
I cannot say.
You can also search for home remedies. According to some of these, since sore eyes feel "hot",
remedies that cool the eyes are soothing - such as cucumber, mother's milk (yes!), and other cooling remedies.
Of course, prevention is better than cure. To prevent the spread of sore eyes, it is recommended to:
1) always wash hands
2) prevent touching of eyes / face
3) due to the highly contagious nature of sore eyes, isolate the patient until no sign of sore eyes remain.
Note: I'm not in any way connected to these drugstores,
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