Anbesol Liquid is used to help relieve oral pain and discomfort associated with teething, in children from 5 months of age, when other non-medicinal methods such as massaging of the gums or use of teething rings do not provide necessary relief.
The product may also be used by adults, children and the elderly for the temporary relief of pain caused by recurrent mouth ulcers and denture irritation.
Anbesol contains lidocaine hydrochloride, a local anaesthetic which works by stopping the sensation of pain. It also contains chlorocresol and cetylpyridinium chloride which kill bacteria.
- Cover the mouth of the bottle with a clean fingertip, invert once and return the bottle to the upright position.
- Apply Anbesol Liquid using the fingertip, undiluted, to the affected area
- Two applications of Anbesol Liquid straight away, will normally be enough to obtain pain relief.
- If necessary, repeat the application after 3 hours.
- Cover the mouth of the bottle with a clean fingertip, invert once and return the bottle to the upright position. This equals to a dose of 0.25 ml of Anbesol liquid.
- Apply Anbesol Liquid using the fingertip, undiluted, to the affected area.
- If necessary, repeat the application after 3 hours.
- Do not use more than 6 times in one day (24-hour period).
- If your child vomits, spits or swallows the medicine, do not use any more product immediately. Wait 3 hours before using the medicine again.
- If your child’s symptoms worsen, do not improve after 7 days of treatment or you are concerned that your child is unwell, talk to a health care professional.
- Do not use for more than 7 days for each teething episode.
- Stop treatment when your child’s symptoms settle.
- Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you to. Do not give more medicine than the label tells you to.
- You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- If you are allergic to lidocaine hydrochloride, chlorocresol, cetylpyridinium chloride, other anaesthetics similar to lidocaine or any of the other ingredients in this medicine (listed in section 6).
- If you have porphyria (a disease which causes stomach pain, constipation, changes in the colour of urine, skin rashes and disturbed behaviour).
- Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine if you have open wounds or damaged areas in the lining of your mouth as this may result in too much of the active ingredients being absorbed.
- Do not use more Anbesol Anaesthetic Antiseptic Oromucosal Solution than recommended (refer to Section 3) as this may result in the active ingredients being absorbed into the body causing serious side effects
Contains:
The active substances are lidocaine hydrochloride 0.90%w/w, chlorocresol 0.10%w/w, cetylpyridinium chloride 0.02%w/w. The other ingredients are ethanol, levomenthol, glycerol, caramel colouring (comprised of quinoline yellow E104, amaranth E123, sunset yellow E110 and green S E142) and purified water.
Keep all medicines out the sight and reach of children.
Always consult the Patient Information Leaflet before using this medicine.
