Listerine

Contraindications

hypersensitivity to the ingredients

Undesirable effects

No untoward side effects have been reported. A slight taste of peppermint may occur initially.

Therapeutic indications

An indication is a term used for the list of condition or symptom or illness for which the medicine is prescribed or used by the patient. For example, acetaminophen or paracetamol is used for fever by the patient, or the doctor prescribes it for a headache or body pains. Now fever, headache and body pains are the indications of paracetamol. A patient should be aware of the indications of medications used for common conditions because they can be taken over the counter in the pharmacy meaning without prescription by the Physician.

Biliary disorders (cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, cholangitis, dyskinesias of the bile ducts). Toxic & chronic inflammatory conditions of the liver; dissolution of gallstones. Prophylaxis & therapy of urolithiasis, cystitis, cystopyelitis, nephropathies, subacute & chronic nephritis; renal stones.and in the treatment of the congestion of the respiratory system.

Name of the medicinal product

Listerine

Dosage (Posology) and method of administration

Adult & childn ≥12 yr Rinse w/ 20 mL undiluted each time bd. Expel after rinse for 30 sec & do not swallow. No further rinse w/ water is required.

Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Increases in GST levels were observed in experiments in mice