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Jamesp1414
I have been given some antibiotic eye drops, I noticed that if accidentally knocked them into a bowl of water for 15 minutes. The lid was screwed on but really not sure if the water has mixed with the eye drops, are they safe to take still!?
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If the lid was on water should not get in it. If the water is clean and did get in what it will do is dilute the antibiotic.
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