Daktarin Oral Gel 15g

Benefits:

• Contains miconazole, a powerful antifungal agent
• Treats and prevents oral and throat fungal infections, including oral thrush
• Easy-to-apply gel for direct contact with affected areas
• Pleasant orange flavour
• Suitable for adults and children (4 months and over)

Daktarin Oral Gel now comes with a measuring spoon to ensure accurate dosing.

Dosage

Adults and Children from 2 yrs: Apply 2.5 ml gel (1/2 measuring spoon) to the affected area four times a day after meals.

Continue treatment for up to 7 days after all the symptoms have cleared.

If symptoms persist talk to your doctor.

Infants: 4 & 24 months: Apply 1.25 ml gel (1/4 measuring spoon) to the affected area four times a day after meals.

When giving to a child or infant, place the gel at the front of the mouth – never put it at the back of the throat.

Continue treatment for up to 7 days after all the symptoms have cleared.

If the infant is 4 - 6 months old, and is premature or has slow development or problems swallowing, check with your doctor before using this medicine.

If symptoms persist talk to your doctor.

How to apply?

DO NOT use in infants less than 4 months old.

If anyone accidentally uses too much of Daktarin Sugar Free 2% Oral Gel, or if large quantities of the gel are accidently swallowed, contact a doctor or your nearest Accident Emergency Department (Casualty) taking the product leaflet with you.

Apply directly to the affected area with a clean finger. Try to keep the gel in contact with the affected area for as long as possible. Do not swallow it straight away.

If you are wearing dentures, remove them at bedtime and rub them with the gel. This will help prevent your dentures becoming infected as well.

If you are giving the gel to a child or infant, make sure that the gel does not become a choking hazard by dividing each application into smaller portions - never put the whole amount into the child’s mouth all at once. Make sure you place the gel at the front of the mouth.

If the infant is 4-6 months old, and is premature or has slow development or problems swallowing, check with your doctor before using this medicine.

The active ingredient in 1g of Daktarin Sugar Free 2% Oral Gel is: Miconazole 20mg.

Other ingredients are: Purified Water, Pregelatinised Potato Starch, Ethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Saccharin, Cocoa Flavour, Orange Flavour and Glycerol.

If you suffer from any of the conditions below or use any of the medicines listed then please speak to your GP about a suitable oral antifungal treatment.

WARNING: DO NOT use if you are taking warfarin!

• Allergy to Miconazole or other imidazole antifungals
• Infants under 4 months old
• Patients with liver dysfunction
• Patients who use any of the following medicines:
• Simvastatin
• Warfarin
• Astemizole
• Cisapride
• Dofetilide,
• Mizolastine
• Pimozide
• Quinidine
• Sertindole
• Terfenadine
• Ergot Alkaloids
• Phenytoin
• Others: carbamazepine, cilostasol, disopyramide, buspirone, alfentanil, sildenafil, alprazolam, brotizolam, midazolam IV, rifabutin, methylprednisolone, trimetrexate, ebastine and reboxetine.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine if you are pregnant, think you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding.

If you do breast-feed, do not apply the gel to your nipple to treat your baby.