... Antibiotics 1. Amoxicillin with or without clavulanic acid. This is a great choice for soft tissue infections, such as hordeolum, preseptal cellulitis, ...TogglenavigationLeadershipinclinicalcareHOMECETOPICSCaseReportsCodingContactLenses&SolutionsCorneaDiagnosticsDryEyeEyelidsGlaucomaLowVisionNeuro-ophthalmicDisordersNewsOphthalmicLenses&DispensaryOptometricStudyCenterPharmaceuticalsPracticeManagementProductsRetinaSurgerySystemicDiseaseTechnologyMultimediaWebExclusivesEVENTSCEProgramsEducationalPrograms(Non-CE)JOBSOralmedicationsplayaveryimportantandclearlydefinedroleindailypractice.Ourprofessionhasgrownandmaturedsignificantlyduringthelastthreedecades,andnowthevastmajorityofusareabletoprescribemoreoralsthaneverbefore.Expandedprescribingrightsallowustomoreeffectivelymanageourpatients,aswellasbringadditionalvalueandsavingstothehealthcaresystem.Althoughseveralcategoriesoforalmedicationsplayanimportantroleinpatientcare,anti-infectivesandanalgesicsareamongthemostfrequentlyprescribedagents.Inordertoeffectivelyusethesemedicationsinclinicalpractice,however,itisessentialtobalanceanumberoffactors—suchassideeffectprofiles,drugallergiesandpregnancystatus—thatwillultimatelyleadtothesuccessorfailureoftreatment. Whichoralantibioticwouldbemostappropriatetotreatdacryocystitis,asseeninthispatient?ALessoninHistoryBeforeinitiatingoralmeds,acompleteocularandsystemichistoryiscrucial.Thisincludesdetailedknowledgeofanyothermedicationsthepatientistakingandwhethertheindividualhasanyrelevantdrugallergies.Also,itisimportantdocumenthisorhergeneralhealthstatus—particularlyliverandkidneyfunction.Rememberthatproperliverfunctioniscriticalforthemetabolismoforalmedications,andkidneyfunctionisintegraltodrugexcretion. Apracticalpointer—whenencounteringpatientswithextensivemedicationlistsandmultipledrugallergies,itmaybehelpfultoaskthemwhichagentsthey’veusedinthepastforpainmanagementorcertaininfections.Wehaveseveralofthesepatientsinourpractice.Overtime,manyofthemhavelearnedwhichpainmedications,forexa