Ursula Street, PO Box 6510 Mail Stop F-731, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Detergent preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride (BAK) have been used for decades in many ophthalmic preparations owing to ...

Olopatadine HCl 0.1%; oph soln; contains benzalkonium chloride. <2yrs: consult physician. ≥2yrs: 1 drop in the affected eye(s) twice daily every 6–8hrs; max: twice per day. Eye pain ...

Mometasone (as furoate monohydrate) 50mcg/spray; contains benzalkonium chloride. Not for treating asthma. Avoid use in patients with recent nasal ulcers, surgery, or injury that has not healed.

Benzalkonium chloride in particular has been linked to a number of different adverse effects, such as disruption of the tear film as well as damage to ocular surface epithelial cells. As a result ...