Orajel Mouth Gel, 5.3g

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months - 2 years of age: Apply 1.25 ml gel (¼ measuring spoon) to the affected area 4 times a day after meals. Certain health conditions, including many autoimmune diseases, can also cause mouth ulcers. These conditions may include: Authority to prescribe an Authority medicine is granted for specific indications and/or for certain patient circumstances. Authority may be obtained by telephone to Medicare Australia (known as "phone approval") or in writing from an authorised delegate of the Minister for Health. You can buy Daktarin Oral Gel without a prescription as an over-the-counter treatment online from The Independent Pharmacy, for the use in children and adults over the age of 4 months.

Recurrent aphthous ulcerations. American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. http://www.aaomp.org/public/aphthous-ulcerations.php. Accessed Feb. 15, 2015. Canker sores. FamilyDoctor.org. http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/canker-sores.html. Accessed Feb. 15, 2015. Orajel used in the mouth may cause a condition in which the oxygen in your body tissues can become dangerously low. This is a potentially fatal condition called methemoglobinemia (met-HEEM-oh glo-bin-EE-mee-a). This condition may occur after only one use of benzocaine or after several uses.

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Oral lichen planus. This condition can cause itchy rashes and lacelike, white sores inside your mouth. Oral lichen planus is an immune system response and most commonly affects women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) age 50 or older. Most people will start to see a reduction in the appearance of the infection inside their mouth and throat and begin to feel more comfortable within one day of using Daktarin Oral Gel.

The cause is not known. They are not infectious and you cannot 'catch' aphthous mouth ulcers. In most cases, the ulcers develop for no apparent reason in people who are healthy. Remember, not all mouth ulcers are aphthous ulcers. Other types of ulcer can occur in the mouth and mouth ulcers can be a sign of an underlying illness or disease. Nystatin can be used to treat children and adults from 1 month of age but is only available on prescription from your doctor. GET EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELP IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF METHEMOGLOBINEMIA: headache, tired feeling, confusion, fast heart rate, and feeling light-headed or short of breath, with a pale, blue, or gray appearance of your skin, lips, or fingernails. If you forget to take a dose, just leave out the missed dose and take the next dose when it is due. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.If the infection is just in the mouth, the gel should be applied directly to the affected area(s) with a clean finger. Keep the gel in the mouth for as long as possible before swallowing it.