Description

PHARMACIST ONLY MEDICINE

This item is a Pharmacist Only medicine and requires the approval of a pharmacist before being dispatched to you. A pharmacist is required to contact you via phone or email and ask you several questions to confirm what the problem is and ensure you get the right medicine for the right condition and that you know how to use it safely.

*Note that different Pharmacist Only Medicines will require a different set of questions.

A Pharmacist is also legally required to record your name & address as a record of the sale of a Pharmacist-Only medicine.

Allow 1-3 working days for a Pharmacist to be in contact.

Pharmacists, as part of their expert & ethical duties, are expected to promote safe, judicious, and efficacious use of medicines and avoid the supply of unnecessary and/or excessive quantities of medicines, or any product which may cause harm. In the event that the Pharmacist assesses and decides that the use of a Pharmacist Only medicine is not appropriate, all rights are reserved to decline the supply and fulfilment of the Pharmacist Only Medicine.

Description

Kenalog (Triamcinolone Acetonide) is a synthetic corticosteroid which may manage inflammation, and other oral irritation. The emollient dental paste acts as an adhesive vehicle for applying the active medication to the oral tissues. The vehicle provides a protective covering which may serve to temporarily manage oral irritation.

Kenalog in Orabase is indicated for adjunctive treatment and for the temporary relief of symptoms associated with oral inflammatory lesions and ulcerative lesions resulting from trauma.

Active Ingredients

Each gram of Kenalog in Orabase provides 1 mg (0.1%) triamcinolone acetonide in emollient dental paste containing gelatin, pectin, and carboboxymethylcellulose sodium in Plastibase® (Plasticized Hydrocarbon Gel), a polyethylene and mineral oil gel base.

Dosage

Press a small dab (do not rub in) to lesion at bedtime.

If necessary Kenalog can be applied 2 to 3 times daily, preferably after meals.

Warnings

This preparation is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of its components.
Because it contains a corticosteroid, the preparation is contraindicated in the presence of fungal, viral, or bacterial infections of the mouth or throat.