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Before you use Daktarin oral gel

Do not use Daktarin oral gel: • If you are allergic to miconazole, any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) or to other similar antifungal medicines • If you suffer from liver problems • If it is for an infant under 4 months of age because of risk of choking. Do not use this medicine if the above applies to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Daktarin oral gel. Take special care with Daktarin oral gel Daktarin oral gel is sticky. This ensures that it stays in the mouth for as long as possible. If you are giving the gel to a child or infant, make sure that the gel does not close off the child’s or infant’s throat as they could choke on it. You should place the gel at the front of the mouth – never put it at the back of the throat. – 2 – If your infant is being treated with Daktarin oral gel, and you are breastfeeding, do not apply the gel to your nipple in order to give the gel to your infant. Blood tests If you are also taking medicines to thin the blood (anticoagulants, such as warfarin) or if you are taking phenytoin (a medicine for epilepsy), your doctor may want to check the level of the medicines in your body by testing your blood. Taking other medicines Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription or herbal medicines. In particular, do not take this medicine and tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines: • Medicines for hay fever or allergy called terfenadine, astemizole or mizolastine • Cisapride – for digestive problems • Medicines to lower cholesterol called lovastatin or simvastatin • Midazolam (by mouth) or triazolam – for anxiety or to help you sleep • Pimozide or sertindole – for conditions affecting thoughts, feelings and behaviour • Medicines for an irregular heart beat called quinidine or dofetilide • Ergotamine – used to treat migraine. Do not start using Daktarin oral gel and tell your doctor if you are taking any of the above. Tell your doctor or dentist before taking, or if you are already taking, any of the following medicines: • Medicines to thin the blood (anticoagulants) such as warfarin. • Medicines for HIV infection such as saquinivir. They are called ‘antiviral protease inhibitors’ • Medicines used in the treatment of cancer such as busulfan, docetaxel and a group of medicines known as ‘vinca alkaloids’ • Medicines that act on the heart and blood vessels called ‘calcium channelblockers’ such as dihydropyridines and verapamil • Medicines that are usually given after an organ transplant called cyclosporin, tacrolimus or rapamycin. Another name for rapamycin is sirolimus • Medicines for epilepsy called phenytoin or carbamazepine • Alfentanil – for pain • Medicines used for anxiety or to help you sleep (tranquillisers), such as buspirone, alprazolam or brotizolam • Midazolam – to help you relax or sleep when given into a vein • Rifabutin – for tuberculosis • Methylprednisolone – for inflammation (given by mouth or injection) • Ebastine – for allergy • Reboxetine – for depression • Sulphonylureas such as chlorpropamide and glibenclamide (medicines for diabetes taken by mouth) • Sildenafil – for erection problems – 3 – • Trimetrexate – for a type of pneumonia Tell your doctor or dentist before taking, or if you are already taking any of the above. They may need to alter your treatment. Pregnancy and breast-feeding Please tell your doctor before using Daktarin oral gel if you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or might become pregnant. You may still be able to use Daktarin oral gel if your doctor thinks you need to. Talk to your doctor before using this medicine if you are breast-feeding. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. Driving and using machines Daktarin oral gel is not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines. Important information about some of the ingredients of Daktarin oral gel • Daktarin oral gel contains 0.00785 g of alcohol (ethanol) in each 1 g which is equivalent to 0.00785 mg/mg (0.785 % w/w). The amount in 1 g is equivalent to less than 1 mL beer or 1 mL wine. The small amount of alcohol in this medicine will not have any noticeable effects. • Daktarin oral gel contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per dose, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.