Animal Eye Drops

Medication for humans used on dogs?

My vet gave me Maxitrol eye drops for my Border Terrier however when I looked at the instructions leaflet inside I found that these drops are supposedly for humans. Do you think this is safe/normal practice to prescribed human medication for animals?

There are alot of human medications that can be used on dogs, like Aspirin and Benedryl. I found the link below from CBS news very helpful.

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