One product is no longer available – must be replaced
Danish ships always carry a mandatory medicine chest on board in which the selection of medicine and equipment has been determined by an executive order. Danish Maritime Authority has been informed that one of the products is no longer available and must be replaced by another medicament.
The persons in charge of medical care on board ships flying the Danish flag must be aware that a product in medicine chests A and B is no longer available for purchase.
Eye drops, 13. 8 Fusidin 1% in disposable pipettes
Fusidin eye drops can no longer be ordered in disposable pipettes as they are no longer manufactured. When purchasing this preparation, it is now being replaced by Fusidin eye ointment 5 grams.
- The quantity in medicine chest A: 4 tubes of 5 grams.
- The quantity in medicine chest B: 2 tubes of 5 grams.
When ordering Fusidin eye ointment 5 grams, the person in charge of medical care must acquire the user guidelines from the webpage of the Danish Maritime Authority. These guidelines are to be printed and inserted in the “Inventory, control document and user guidelines of medicaments and medical equipment categories A and B”.
The user guidelines are available below:
Source and Image Credit: Danish Maritime Authority