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    Active Ingredient

    Status in Israel
    OTC

    Presentation and Status in Health Basket

    Presentation Basket Yarpa Pharmasoft

    Gel

    30 gr

    full basket chart 800 5070

    Gel

    GSL: 30 gr

    full basket chart 67111 5426

    Dosage

    Dosage for adults (over the age of 18):
    Use the smallest amount necessary to control your symptoms.
    – Usually the effective dose is no more than 5 to 10 mL per application.
    – No more than 6 doses should be used per day (24 hours).
    Dosage in Children:
    The gel is usually not intended for children under the age of 2 years and in any case children under the age of 3 will be treated under medical supervision only.
    If the doctor instructed using the gel on a child under the age of 2 years, do not use for more than one day (24 hours).
    Dosage in children weighing less than 50 kg (and over the age of 2 years):
    – The dosage depends on the child’s weight. Use the smallest amount necessary to control the symptoms.
    – For each dose, do not use more than 1 mL for every 5 kg of body weight. Do not exceed a maximum dose of 10 mL in each application. E.g.: for a child weighing 25 kg a maximum of 5 mL of gel can be used in each dose.
    – No more than 4 doses should be used per day (24 hours). The gel can be applied once every six hours.
    Dosage in Children weighing over 50 kg:
    – Use the smallest amount necessary to control the symptoms.
    – Usually the effective dose is no more than 5 to 10 mL per application.
    – No more than 4 doses should be used per day (24 hours). The gel can be applied once every six hours.
    Do not exceed the recommended dose.
    See package insert (OTC).


    Indications

    This medicine is intended for use as a topical anesthetic for local relief of pain of the skin and mucous membranes. Do not use this medicine in sterile procedures.


    Contra-Indications

    – Do not use if you are sensitive (allergic) to the active ingredient, to any other local anesthetic of the amide group, or to any of the other ingredients the medicine contains.
    – Do not use in sterile procedures.
    – Do not use on festering sores or large areas of skin. Frequent use of this medicine, on large areas of skin or for a long period may cause side effects due to excessive absorption.


    Manufacturer
    Rafa Laboratories Ltd.
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