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Mometasone nasal spray may be used in children aged 3-6 years of age as it is the only licensed product for this age group.
Prescribing should only be undertaken by primary care after dose and efficacy have been established. Topical preparation is useful if applied to early onset of cold sores, which often reactivate during chemotherapy but should only be used with systemic treatment. Care when prescribingglycopyrronium bromide oral solution as it available as two preparations of different strength and different dosing regimens:Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. Ask the child to swallow or observe the swallowing process. Ask the parent if there are any notable changes. Other versions which can be used for mouth ulcers are dentinox teething gel (0.33% lidocaine) or in extreme circumstance 5% lidocaine ointment. For oral ulceration (unlicensed indication) in adult and child over 12 years. Usual dose is 500micrograms dissolved in 20mL water and rinsed around the mouth 4 times daily.
Clarification from the BNF (March 2017) has confirmed that the dose should be 100,000 units (1ml) FOUR times daily.
Children under 12 years must see a doctor before starting each course of hydrocortisone buccal tablets. Related/similar drugs chlorhexidine topical, Peridex, sodium hyaluronate topical, Biotene Mouthwash, XyliMelts How is this medicine (Gelclair) best taken? Rinse mouth thoroughly with water in between using toothpaste and a chlorhexidine-containing product Other chlorhexidine brands include: Acclean, Bactoshield, Betasept, Biopatch, Calgon Vesta, ChloraPrep One-Step, Chlorostat, Chlorostat 4, Denti-Rinse, Dyna-Hex, Exidine, Hibiclens, Hibistat, Hibistat Towelette, Paroex, PerioChip, Periogard, Scrub Care, Scrub Care Exidine, Sky Oral Rinse, Spectrum-4, Tegaderm CHG Dressing View more The patient’s mouth should be regularly examined by a nurse/doctor/dentist using the otoscope/torch as part of routine assessment to observe any changes ie inflammation, ulcerated areas and candida plaques using the scoring chart below ( see Appendix 1). External changes ie sore or vesicles on the lips should also be noted and bacterial/viral swabs taken where necessary.