Ametop Gel Dispensing Pack - 12 Pack with Dressings
AMETOP Gel contains the active substance tetracaine. Tetracaine is a local anaesthetic which numbs the skin.
AMETOP Gel is used:
- to relieve the pain when needles are inserted into a vein for giving an injection or taking a blood sample.
- to relieve the pain of inserting small plastic tubes (cannulae) into veins for putting up drips.
AMETOP Gel is used in adults and infants aged over 1 month.
Contains
12 x 1.5g Ametop Gel Tubes
24 x 6cm x 7cm Opsite Flexigrid Dressings
How To Use
Adults including the elderly:Ā A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.
Infants over 1 month of age and children under 5 years of age:
- A maximum of 1 tube (approximately 1g) can be applied at separate sites at a single time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 2 tubes.
- Do not use if the patient is less than 1 month old or if the patient is a premature baby up until one month after the expected delivery date (44 weeks gestation).
Children over 5 years of age:Ā A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.
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Ingredients
The active substance tetracaine 4% w/w.
Other ingredients are purified water, sodium chloride, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, xanthan gum (E415), sodium hydroxide (E524) and sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E219) and sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E217).
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Ametop Gel Dispensing Pack - 12 Pack with Dressings
Ametop Gel Dispensing Pack - 12 Pack with Dressings
AMETOP Gel contains the active substance tetracaine. Tetracaine is a local anaesthetic which numbs the skin.
AMETOP Gel is used:
- to relieve the pain when needles are inserted into a vein for giving an injection or taking a blood sample.
- to relieve the pain of inserting small plastic tubes (cannulae) into veins for putting up drips.
AMETOP Gel is used in adults and infants aged over 1 month.
Contains
12 x 1.5g Ametop Gel Tubes
24 x 6cm x 7cm Opsite Flexigrid Dressings
How To Use
Adults including the elderly:Ā A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.
Infants over 1 month of age and children under 5 years of age:
- A maximum of 1 tube (approximately 1g) can be applied at separate sites at a single time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 2 tubes.
- Do not use if the patient is less than 1 month old or if the patient is a premature baby up until one month after the expected delivery date (44 weeks gestation).
Children over 5 years of age:Ā A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.
Ā
Ingredients
The active substance tetracaine 4% w/w.
Other ingredients are purified water, sodium chloride, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, xanthan gum (E415), sodium hydroxide (E524) and sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E219) and sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E217).
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Description
AMETOP Gel contains the active substance tetracaine. Tetracaine is a local anaesthetic which numbs the skin.
AMETOP Gel is used:
- to relieve the pain when needles are inserted into a vein for giving an injection or taking a blood sample.
- to relieve the pain of inserting small plastic tubes (cannulae) into veins for putting up drips.
AMETOP Gel is used in adults and infants aged over 1 month.
Contains
12 x 1.5g Ametop Gel Tubes
24 x 6cm x 7cm Opsite Flexigrid Dressings
How To Use
Adults including the elderly:Ā A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.
Infants over 1 month of age and children under 5 years of age:
- A maximum of 1 tube (approximately 1g) can be applied at separate sites at a single time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 2 tubes.
- Do not use if the patient is less than 1 month old or if the patient is a premature baby up until one month after the expected delivery date (44 weeks gestation).
Children over 5 years of age:Ā A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.
Ā
Ingredients
The active substance tetracaine 4% w/w.
Other ingredients are purified water, sodium chloride, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, xanthan gum (E415), sodium hydroxide (E524) and sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E219) and sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E217).














