What is Daktarin Oral Gel?
Daktarin Oral Gel is a treatment for fungal infections and oral thrush which can be used in the mouth, or for infections in the throat, gut, or stomach. Its sugar-free formula is suitable for children as young as four months old and has a tasty orange flavour which will make it easier to use this medication until your infection has completely cleared.

What are fungal infections and oral thrush?
Thrush is a type of fungal infection which can appear in many different places all over the body, including the inside of the mouth, where it's known as oral thrush. Fungal infections happen when the delicate balance of natural bacteria in your body becomes disrupted, allowing natural yeast or fungus to grow and thrive, causing infection. Fungal infections like oral thrush can be uncomfortable, but can often be cleared up quickly and easily when given the proper treatment.

How will Daktarin Oral Gel help to treat a fungal infection in my mouth?
Every gram of Daktarin contains 20mg of the active ingredient, miconazole. Miconazole is an antifungal medication which tackles the fungi that cause fungal infections, destroying the fungi so your infection can clear up as quickly as possible.

Can I use this product while I’m pregnant or breastfeeding?
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding you should speak to your doctor or PharmacyOnline.co.uk pharmacist before using this or any other medication. Some medications may not be safe for you or your baby during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and your doctor or pharmacist can recommend an alternative remedy that will be safe for you both. Your doctor may still recommend Daktarin Oral Gel at this time if they think that you need it.

Can I give this treatment to my baby?
This product can be used to treat children aged over 4 months who are suffering from fungal infections. It’s ideal for infants who are suffering from oral thrush and may be too young to take other remedies safely.

Directions for use: Adults and elderly, children aged 2 years and over: Squeeze 2.5ml gel (1/2 measuring spoon) onto a clean finger and apply to the affected area four times daily after meals.

Children 4 months - 2 years: Squeeze 1.25ml gel (1/4 measuring spoon) onto a clean finger and apply to the affected area four times daily after meals.

Do not give to children under 4 months.

Continue to use for up to 7 days after the symptoms have cleared. If symptoms persist, consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Does this product have any side effects?

Like all medications, Daktarin can have side effects, although not everyone will experience them. These include:

• Signs of a severe allergic reaction, e.g. swelling of the face, lips tongue, or throat, difficulty swallowing, hives, breathing difficulties, severe irritation, reddening, or blistering of the skin
• Severe skin disorders showing symptoms such as peeling, rashes with small pus containing pimples (with a fever), blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes, and genitals
• Light-headedness
• Generalised itch
• Wheezing
• Difficulty breathing
• If you are taking blood-thinning medication (anticoagulants) such as warfarin, you could experience unexpected bleeding or bruising, nosebleeds, coughing up blood, blood in urine, black tarry stools, vomit that looks like coffee grounds
• Dry mouth
• Feeling or being sick
• Mouth discomfort
• Regurgitating food or liquid
• Gel tastes abnormal
• Loss or change in sense of taste
• Choking
• Diarrhoea
• Inflammation of the liver
• Sore mouth
• Tongue discolouration
• Rash filled with pus-filled pimples or blisters

Ingredients

Active ingredient: Miconazole 20mg per 1g of gel.

Also contains: Purified Water, Pregelatinised Potato Starch, Ethanol, Polysorbate 20 (E432), Sodium Saccharin, Cocoa flavour, Orange flavour, Glycerol.

Warnings

WARNING: Do not use if you are taking warfarin.