HURRICANE SPRAY 200 mg/ml ORAL SPRAY SOLUTION
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Introduction
Package Leaflet: Information for the User
Hurricaine Spray 200mg/ml Oral Spray Solution
Benzocaine
Read this package leaflet carefully before starting to use this medicine, as it contains important information for you.
Follow the administration instructions of the medicine contained in this package leaflet or as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist.
- Keep this package leaflet, as you may need to read it again.
- If you need advice or more information, consult your pharmacist.
- If you experience side effects, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse, even if they are side effects not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.
- You should consult a doctor if it worsens or does not improve after 2 days.
Contents of the Package Leaflet
- What Hurricaine Spray is and what it is used for
- What you need to know before starting to use Hurricaine Spray
- How to use Hurricaine Spray
- Possible side effects
- Storage of Hurricaine Spray
- Package Contents and Additional Information
1. What Hurricaine Spray is and what it is used for
It is a topical anesthetic that acts by suppressing pain when applied externally to the area of the mouth to be treated.
It is indicated for the local relief of dental or mouth pain, such as that caused by rubbing of prostheses, extractions, small oral wounds, canker sores, and small ulcers in adults and children from 6 years old.
You should consult a doctor if it worsens or does not improve after 2 days of treatment.
2. What you need to know before starting to use Hurricaine Spray
Do not use Hurricaine Spray
- If you are allergic to benzocaine, other local anesthetics derived from p-aminobenzoic acid, or any of the components of this medicine (listed in section 6).
Warnings and Precautions
Consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before starting to use Hurricaine Spray.
- If you do not tolerate other local anesthetics such as para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), parabens, or paraphenylenediamine (a hair dye component).
- If you have any severe or extensive injury in the mouth.
- Do not take doses higher than those recommended in section 3 (How to take Hurricaine Spray).
- If you have asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema.
- Stop taking the medicine and consult your doctor immediately if you notice: headache, dizziness, shallow breathing, nausea, fatigue, or tachycardia.
Use of Hurricaine Spray with other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used, or may need to take any other medicine.
This medicine may interact with:
- Sulfonamides (medicines for treating infections): they should not be used at the same time as benzocaine, as they may decrease the antibacterial effect of sulfonamides.
- Medicines containing hyaluronidase: they should not be used at the same time as benzocaine, as they may increase the adverse effects of benzocaine.
- Medicines containing cholinesterase, used to treat diseases such as Alzheimer's, myasthenia gravis, or glaucoma, because when used at the same time, they may inhibit the metabolism of benzocaine.
- Other local anesthetics.
- In people sensitive to benzocaine, hair dyes of the paraphenylenediamine type may cause severe contact dermatitis.
Use of Hurricaine Spray with food and drinks
Do not use this medicine before meals or before drinking (see Warnings and Precautions section).
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or think you may be pregnant or plan to become pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine.
Do not use benzocaine during pregnancy.
It is not known if benzocaine is excreted in breast milk, so breastfeeding women should not use this medicine.
Use in people over 65 years old
People over 65 years old and debilitated patients may be more sensitive to the adverse effects of benzocaine, so they should consult their doctor.
Driving and using machines
It does not affect driving or using machines.
3. How to use Hurricaine Spray
Follow the administration instructions of the medicine contained in this package leaflet or as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. In case of doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine is for administration in the mouth. Do not swallow.
The recommended dose is:
Adults and adolescents:
Press the valve for half a second on the area to be anesthetized, or soak a cotton swab and apply it to the area for a few minutes. Apply no more than 3 or 4 times a day.
Children 6-12 years old: only under adult supervision, as in the previous case.
Children 2-6 years old: under medical control.
Children under 2 years old: Due to the spray form, its use is not recommended.
Open the bottle and apply to the area to be anesthetized, pressing the valve for half a second or soaking a cotton swab with several presses and applying it to the area for several minutes.
Do not apply this medicine more than 3 or 4 times a day.
If it worsens or if the pain persists after 2 days of treatment, consult a doctor.
Wash your hands after applying the medicine.
If you use more Hurricaine Spray than you should
Signs of overdose may be: bluish skin color, slurred speech, numbness, stumbling gait, blurred or double vision, dizziness, excitement, or convulsions, ringing in the ears, increased sweating. It may also decrease blood pressure.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult a doctor or go to a medical center or call the Toxicology Information Service (telephone 91 562 04 20), indicating the medicine and the amount ingested.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Hurricaine Spray can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
During the use of benzocaine, the following side effects have occurred, whose frequency has not been established with precision:
Hives, edema, anaphylactoid reaction (contact dermatitis). Cross-reactions with other local anesthetics of the ester type. Photosensitivity, bad taste in the mouth, dehydration of the mucous membranes, and difficulty swallowing.
Burning sensation in the mouth
Methemoglobinemia, whose symptoms are: headache, dizziness, shallow breathing, nausea, fatigue, or tachycardia.
Prolonged contact of benzocaine with the mucous membranes may cause dehydration of the epithelium and hardening of the mucous membranes.
Reporting side effects
If you experience any side effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Medicines and Health Products Agency (AEMPS) website: www.notificaram.es.
By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. Storage of Hurricaine Spray
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiration date stated on the packaging after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
Do not store at a temperature above 30°C.
Medicines should not be disposed of through wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packaging and medicines you no longer need at the SIGRE point in the pharmacy. In case of doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medicines you no longer need. This will help protect the environment.
6. Package Contents and Additional Information
Composition of Hurricaine Spray
- The active ingredient is: Benzocaine.
- The other ingredients are: Polyethylene glycol, Sodium saccharin, Cherry flavor.
Appearance of the product and package contents
Hurricaine Spray is an oral spray solution, cinnamon-colored, with a cherry odor and flavor.
It comes in 5 ml and 60 ml aluminum bottles.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Laboratorios Clarben S.A.
Av. Valdelaparra 27
28108 Alcobendas, Spain.
Manufacturer
Laboratorios Clarben S.A.
C/ Asura 111 local 1 y 4
28043 Madrid, Spain.
This package leaflet was approved in
November 2013
Detailed and updated information on this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es/.
- Country of registration
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- Prescription requiredNo
- Manufacturer
- This information is for reference only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a licensed doctor before taking any medication. Oladoctor is not responsible for medical decisions based on this content.
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