Otomize Ear Spray 5ml

What is Otomize Ear Spray (Now Available as a Generic Alternative)?

Otomize spray is now only available as a generic medicine, Dexamethasone 0.1w/w, Neomycin sulfate 0.5% w/w, Acetic Acid (glacial) 2% w/w and is an effective ear drop alternative, providing fast relief from otitis externa and helping you treat ear infections at home with ease.

The spray for ear infection treatment contains 3 active ingredients: Dexamethasone 0.1w/w (a corticosteroid), Neomycin Sulfate 0.5% w/w (an antibiotic) and Acetic Acid 2% w/w (an antifungal and antibacterial agent). The three active ingredients each work in a different way to reduce inflammation and fight infection. 

It is a fast-acting treatment for mild to moderate outer ear infections, known as otitis externa or swimmer's ear. 

Otomize comes in the form of a spray and is an antibacterial treatment. 

Otomize Ear Spray Discontinued - What You Need to Know

Generic Otomize - dexamethasone/neomycin/acetic acid ear spray, contains exactly the same ingredients as Otomoze and is manufactured by the same company. Only the name has changed without the formula changing, so it still delivers the same medicinal effect and treats otitis externa (swimmers' ear). 

How long does it take otomize to clear an ear infection?

Generally, the ear infection will clear in 5-7 days with Otomize, but an improvement in symptoms can be experienced within 48 hours. 

You should continue to use Otomize for 48 hours after your symptoms have gone to prevent and reduce reinfection. 

Key Points

• Fast relief from pain, itching, and inflammation
• Clears infection within 5–7 days
• Combines corticosteroid, antibiotic, and antibacterial in one spray
• Easy-to-use spray format vs drops
• Suitable for adults and children (2+)

What each ingredient does:

1. Dexamethasone: is a corticosteroid. It works by preventing your immune system from producing the chemicals that cause inflammation.
2. Neomycin sulphate: is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It fights infection by stopping bacteria from producing proteins needed to reproduce.
3. Acetic acid: is an antibacterial agent that creates an acidic environment that bacteria cannot survive in.

These ingredients will help ease discomfort, swelling, and pain and defeat the cause of the infection.

Ingredients

Dexamethasone 0.1% w/w

Neomycin sulfate 0.5% w/w (3250 IU/ml)

Acetic Acid (glacial) 2% w/w

Also contains: Macrogol (2) stearyl ether, Macrogol (20) stearyl ether, Stearyl alcohol, Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), Purified water. 

Otomize should not be used:

• If you have a perforated eardrum (due to increased risk of hearing damage), however, some specialists do use this medicine cautiously in people with a perforated eardrum if the infection has not cleared up using other medicines).
• For babies under two years of age.
• If you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients.
• During pregnancy and breastfeeding, unless considered essential by your doctor, and only if the expected benefit to the mother is greater than any possible risk to the baby. Speak to your GP about this and also make the GP aware if you are trying to get pregnant before use.

Note:

• The ingredients in Otomize ear spray are not known to affect other medicines when administered into the ear.
• It is safe to use painkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and co-codamol if using Otomize ear spray.

Otomize Dosage

Adults (including the elderly) and children 2 years of age and over. One metered dose in each affected ear three times daily, or as directed by a doctor. Stop using if there is no improvement after 7 days. 

Otomize ear spray is administered directly into the ear opening to produce a local effect in the outer ear canal.

• Shake the bottle well before use.
• The spray should be primed before you use it for the first time by pressing the actuator down several times until a fine spray is produced. Make sure you point the spray away from yourself and other people while doing this. If you have not used the spray for longer than a week it will need to be reprimed in the same way before you use it again.
• One spray should be administered into the affected ear(s) three times a day.
• You should keep using this medicine for two days after your symptoms have cleared up to make sure that the infection is fully treated and thus minimise the chance of it coming back.
• Otomize ear spray should disposed of four weeks after first opening it, because after this time the spray may be contaminated with germs. You may find it helpful to write the date of opening on the pack.
• Speak to your GP if there is little or no improvement in your symptoms after seven days of treatment with this medicine.

As with all medications, Otomize can cause side effects but it is not a definite for everyone.

It is normal to experience some minor burning and stinging after first applying the treatment. This is not usually a cause for concern and will fade as you adjust to the medicine. However, if it does not fade, stop treatment and consult your GP.

The following are the most mostly reported:

• Pins and needles
• Skin irritation or rashes
• Blurred vision

Find out more on the patient information leaflet

If you experience any of these side effects or any that are not listed, including allergic reactions, you should stop using this spray and speak to a medical professional as soon as possible.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the above description and patient information leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for “MHRA yellowcard” in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.