Hycosan Composition

Hycosan eye drops come in a sterile container and contains no preservatives. Its ingredients are:

hyaluronic acid sodium salt 0.1%
citrate-buffer
sorbitol
water for injection.

Hycosan should not be used if you are oversensitive to any of the ingredients.

Warnings & Precautions

Hycosan is suitable for use either before, during or after contact lenses wear.

Do not touch the tip of the container. To avoid any possible interactions, avoid application of Hycosan until at least 30 minutes after applying any ophthalmic drugs. Avoid use in the case of individual hypersensitivity to any of the products components.

Hycosan should not be used beyond the expiry date - discard the contents 12 weeks after first opening. It is recommended to mark the bottle label to indicate the date of first opening.

Cost Comparison

Cost per month - based on 1 drop per eye, four times daily

	Hycosan	Blink Contacts	Refresh Contacts	Vismed
Product unit format	Mulidose 300 drops	20 SDUs= 40 drops	20 SDUs= 40 drops	20 SDUs= 40 drops
Drops per day (2 eyes)	8	8	8	8
Days per product unit	37.5	5	5	5
Retail price per product unit	£12.99	£3.99	£3.99	£5.99
Units per year	9.73 (365/37.5)	73 (365/5)	73 (365/5)	73 (365/5)
Cost per year	£126.39	£291.27	£291.27	£437.27
Cost per month	£10.53	£24.27	£24.27	£36.44

Cost per month - based on 1 drop per eye, three times daily

	Hycosan	Blink Contacts	Refresh Contacts	Vismed
Product unit format	Mulidose 300 drops	20 SDUs= 40 drops	20 SDUs= 40 drops	20 SDUs= 40 drops
Drops per day (2 eyes)	6	6	6	6
Days per product unit	50	6.67	6.67	6.67
Retail price per product unit	£12.99	£3.99	£3.99	£5.99
Units per year	7.3 (365/50)	54.72(365/6.67)	54.72(365/6.67)	54.72(365/6.67)
Cost per year	£94.83	£218.33	£218.33	£327.77
Cost per month	£7.90	£18.19	£18.19	£27.31