Peppermint oil

Generic name
Peppermint oil
Brand name
ATC Code
A03AX15
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Peppermint oil

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

Spasms of the gastro-intestinal tract, flatulence and abdominal pain
  • Oral
    • 8 years up to 12 years
      • 182 mg/dose 1-3x daily as necessary.
      • Duration of treatment:

        Continue treatment until the symptoms have disappeared, usually within 2-4 weeks. Maximum 3 months

      • Directions for administration:

        Take the capsules before meals on an empty stomach with plenty of cold drink (preferably a glass of cold water) and swallow them whole. Do not break or chew the capsules because the peppermint oil is then released too early.

    • 12 years up to 18 years
      • 182 - 364 mg/dose 1-3x daily as necessary. Max: 1.092 mg/day.
      • Duration of treatment:

        Continue treatment until the symptoms have disappeared, usually within 2-4 weeks. Maximum 3 months

      • Directions for administration:

        Take the capsules before meals on an empty stomach with plenty of cold drink (preferably a glass of cold water) and swallow them whole. Do not break or chew the capsules because the peppermint oil is then released too early.

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

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

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

Warnings & precautions

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

Interactions

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

DRUGS FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

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

Synthetic anticholinergics, esters with tertiary amino group
A03AA04
Synthetic anticholinergics, quaternary ammonium compounds
A03AB02
Other drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders
A03AX13

Reference

  1. Will-Pharma, SmPC Tempocol (RVG 109856) 18-11-2015, www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl

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