Ultra Chloraseptic warnings

Reading the following warnings carefully will help to ensure you are selecting an appropriate product.

• Do not use if you have difficulty in breathing, noisy breathing or severe difficulty in swallowing, or are hypersensitive to benzocaine.
• Do not administer to children under 6 years.
• Do not use it for more than 3 consecutive days.
• Do not spray into the eyes.
• If sore throat is severe or persistent, or accompanied by fever, headache or nausea consult your doctor.
• You should experience temporary numbness in your throat after using the spray.
• This indicates that the product is working.
• Avoid eating or drinking as long as the numbness lasts.
• Do not use it if you have been told that you have a rare blood condition called methaemoglobinaemia.
• Contains propylene glycol which may cause skin irritation.

Please read all packaging and the Product Information Leaflet before taking any new medicine and inform your doctor of medicines you are taking or intend to take.

Ultra Chloraseptic directions

Adults, including the elderly and adolescents 13 years and over:

• Use 3 sprays to the back of the throat.
• Repeat every 2-3 hours to a maximum of 8 doses in 24 hours.

Children 6 - 12 years:

• Use 1 spray to the back of the throat.
• Repeat every 2-3 hours to a maximum of 8 doses in 24 hours.

Ultra Chloraseptic ingredients

The active ingredients contained in this medicine is/are:

Benzocaine 0.71%.

The medicine also contains the following inactive ingredients to make up the complete product:

Ethanol, Macrogol 300, Propylene glycol, Glycerol, Cetylpyridinium chloride, Levomenthol, Saccharin sodium, Sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, Sodium hydroxide, Purified water.

Ultra Chloraseptic side effects

Not everyone will experience side effects when they take medication, however if you do they can include:

• Allergic reactions have been reported very occasionally with benzocaine.
• There have been occasional reports of temporary breathing difficulty, face or mouth swelling.
• Methaemoglobinaemia has been reported with benzocaine.

If you are concerned about these effects, or if the product affects you in any other way, stop using it and talk to your doctor or pharmacist.