Levomenthol

Generic name
Levomenthol
Brand name
ATC Code
D04AX

Levomenthol

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Itching
  • Cutaneous
    • 2 years up to 18 years
      • Apply several times a day if necessary to the itchy area.

      • No clinical studies have been carried out into the use of levomenthol in children.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications in children

Administer nasally in infants and children up to and including 2 years of age. Do not use as a rub when breastfeeding.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

Do not use in the area around the nose and mouth in infants and young children (this can cause immediate collapse). Only apply to intact skin.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

ANTIPRURITICS, INCL. ANTIHISTAMINES, ANESTHETICS, ETC.

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

ANTIPRURITICS, INCL. ANTIHISTAMINES, ANESTHETICS, ETC.
D04AA13
D04AB01
D04AX

Reference

  1. Rademaker C.M.A. et al, Geneesmiddelen-Formularium voor Kinderen, 2007

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


Overdose