Active ingredient
- cetylpyridinium chloride
- chlorocresol
- lidocaine hydrochloride
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Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
ANBESOL® ADULT STRENGTH GEL
Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Chlorocresol and Cetylpyridinium Chloride
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
Read all of this leaflet carefully before using this medicine as it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Anbesol Adult Strength Gel is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
3. How to use Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
6. Contents of pack and other information
1. What Anbesol Adult Strength Gel is and what it is used for
Anbesol Adult Strength Gel contains 2.0%w/w of lidocaine hydrochloride, 0.1%w/w of chlorocresol and 0.02%w/w of cetylpyridinium chloride.
Lidocaine hydrochloride is a local anaesthetic which works by stopping the sensation of pain. Chlorocresol and cetylpyridinium chloride kill bacteria.
Anbesol Adult Strength Gel is used for temporary relief of pain caused by recurrent mouth ulcers and denture irritation for adults and children over 12 years.
2. What you need to know before you use Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
Do not use Anbesol Adult Strength Gel:
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Anbesol Adult Strength Gel:
Do not use more Anbesol Adult Strength Gel than recommended (as listed in Section 3) as this may result in the active ingredients being absorbed into the body causing serious side effects, such as convulsions (fits).
Children
Do not give this medicine to children under the age of 12 years.
Not suitable for treatment of teething in children.
Other medicines and Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any of the following medicines as they may interfere with Anbesol Adult Strength Gel:
Pregnancy, fertility and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine.
If you are breast-feeding small amounts of the active ingredient lidocaine will pass into your breast milk but in such small quantities that it should not harm your baby if this medicine is used as directed.
Driving and using machines
Anbesol Adult Strength Gel is unlikely to affect your ability to drive or use machines.
Important information about some of the ingredients
This medicinal product contains chlorocresol and the azo dye Ponceau 4R (E124) which may cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
This medicinal product contains 66.605% ethanol (alcohol), i.e. up to 0.760 mg per ml, equivalent to 15.2 ml beer, 6.3 ml wine per dose which may be harmful for those suffering from alcoholism. To be taken into account in pregnant or breast-feeding women, children and high risk groups such as patients with liver disease, or epilepsy.
3. How to use Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
Adults, the elderly and children 12 years and over:
If you use more Anbesol Adult Strength Gel than you should:
If anyone used more Anbesol Adult Strength Gel than they should, or if large quantities of the gel are accidentally swallowed, contact your doctor or your nearest Accident and Emergency department, taking this leaflet and pack with you.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine may cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Anbesol Adult Strength Gel contains
Anbesol Adult Strength Gel contains the active ingredients; lidocaine hydrochloride 2.0%w/w, Chlorocresol 0.1%w/w and cetylpyridinium chloride 0.02%w/w.
It also contains alcohol, clove oil, glycerol, hydroxypropyl cellulose, sodium saccharin, Ponceau 4R (E124) and purified water.
What Anbesol Adult Strength Gel looks like and contents of the pack
Anbesol Adult Strength Gel is a soft pink clear gel for oromucosal use supplied in a tube containing 10g.
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This leaflet was last revised in May 2018.
Anbesol, Alliance and associated devices are registered trademarks of Alliance Pharmaceuticals Limited.
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