Antipyrine and Benzocaine : How to Use - A/B Otic, Allergen, Analgesic Otic, Antiben, Auralgan, Aurodex, Auroto, Dolotic, Ear Drops, Otocalm, Earache Drops, phenazone, ethyl aminobenzoate

Antipyrine and Benzocaine - Otic

Brand Names

A/B Otic, Allergen, Analgesic Otic, Antiben, Auralgan, Aurodex, Auroto, Dolotic, Ear Drops, Otocalm, Earache Drops, phenazone, ethyl aminobenzoate Antipyrine and Benzocaine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Side Effects

How to Use

You may warm the ear drops to body temperature - 37 °C or 98.6 °F by holding the bottle in your hand for a few minutes before applying the drops.

To use:

Lie down or tilt the head so that the effected ear faces up. Gently pull the earlobe up and back for adults - down and back for children to straighten the ear canal. Drop the drug into the ear canal. Keep the ear facing up for about 5 minutes to allow the drug to coat the ear canal. - For young children and other diseaseds who can't stay still for 5 minutes, try to keep the ear facing up for at least 1 or 2 minutes. A sterile cotton plug may be moistened with a few drops of this drug and gently placed at the ear opening for no longer than 5 to 10 minutes to help keep the drug from leaking out. If you have any questions about this, check with your family doctor.
To keep the drug as germ-free as possible, do not touch the dropper to any surface - including the ear.
Do not rinse the dropper after use . Wipe the tip of the dropper with a clean tissue and keep the container tightly closed.

If you are using this drug to help remove earwax, the ear must be flushed with warm water after you have using this drug for 2 or 3 days. This is usually done by your family doctor. If you have been directed to flush the ear out yourself, make sure that you have learned how to do it correctly. Follow the instructions carefully.

Dosage

The dose of this drug will be various for various diseaseds Follow your family doctor's orders or the directions on the label . The following information includes only the average amounts of this drug If your dose is various, do not change it unless your family doctor tells you to do so.

For otic dosage form - ear drops:
- Adults and children:
  - For ear pain causing by an infection Use enough drug to fill the entire ear canal every one or two hours until the pain is relieved.
  - For softening earwax before removal Use enough drug to fill the entire ear canal three times a day for two or three days.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, use it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule.

Storage To store this drug:

Keep out of the reach of children.
Store away from heat and direct light.
Keep the drug from freezing.
Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.