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Drug Details

CALGEL

• Drug Class Description
  Local anaesthetics / antibacterials.
• Generic Name
  Lignocaine [lidocaine] hydrochloride
• Presentation
  Topical gel
• Description
  CALGEL TEETHING GEL contains: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 0.33% w/w Cetylpyridinium Chloride 0.10% w/w
• Indications
  CALGEL TEETHING GEL is indicated for use in teething. CALGEL TEETHING GEL acts quickly to help relieve teething pain and soothe infants' gums. It also has mild antiseptic properties.
• Adult Dosage
  

  CALGEL TEETHING GEL is suitable for babies from the age of 3 months.

  A small quantity of CALGEL TEETHING GEL, approximately one third of an inch (7.5 mm), should be squeezed onto the tip of a clean finger and rubbed gently onto the affected area of the gum.

  Application may be repeated after an interval of 20 minutes if necessary, with up to six applications in one day.

• Child Dosage
  Apply up to 6 times daily.
• Contra Indications
  

  CALGEL TEETHING GEL is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the product or any of its ingredients.

• Special Precautions
  

  The recommended dose should not be exceeded. Keep out of the reach and sight of children.

  Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance should not use this medicine.

• Interactions
  

  No drug interactions with CALGEL TEETHING GEL are known.

  Drug interactions between intravenously administered lidocaine and oral procainamide, oral phenytoin alone or in combination with phenobarbital, primidone or carbamazepine, oral propanolol and non-potassium sparing diuretics including bumetanide, furosemide and thiazide have been reported. These drug effects are unlikely to be relevant to the use of CALGEL TEETHING GEL.

• Adverse Drug Reactions
  

  When used according to instructions side effects would not be expected. However, isolated cases of hypersensitivity to lidocaine hydrochloride have been reported in adults and in a child over 12 years following local injection. Hypersensitivity presented in these cases as localised oedema with slight difficulty in breathing or as generalised rash.

  Chamomile, a minor ingredient in the herbal flavouring agent, has been documented as causing allergic reactions. Hypersensitivity to chamomile normal manifests as breathing difficulties in atopic individuals. Anaphylactic reactions have been reported in individuals drinking herbal tea infusions containing chamomile (herbal tea asthma). Sensitised individuals may demonstrate positive skin reactions to preparations containing chamomile.

  In the event of any unwanted side effects, use should be discontinued and a doctor consulted.