Uses of Apthasol

Apthasol is a drug prescribed to treat apthous ulcers or canker sores. The drug comes in the form of a paste.

How Taken

Wash your hands before and after applying Apthasol paste. Make sure that you do not get any of it in your eyes. The medication is used until the canker sores have healed. However, there is a maximum length of treatment duration. After ten days and your sores have not yet healed, talk to your doctor.

Safety Guidelines & Possible Side Effects

During your consultation, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any of the components of Apthasol. If you have already used the paste and experience an allergic reaction, immediately call your doctor.

During your treatment with Apthasol, you may experience some side effects. These side effects include diarrhea, inflammation of the mucous membranes, nausea and the burning or stinging pain in the affected area. If symptoms worsen or persist, talk to your doctor.

Missed Dose

As with oral tablets and other topical medication, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. Skip the missed dose if it is nearly time for your next schedule dose.

Storage

Store Aphtasol in a room away from heat or direct light and moisture. Make sure that children will not be able to find it wherever it is you choose to store the drug. Expired medication must immediately be discarded.

Overdose

If you think you have overdose on Apthasol or if a child has ingested the medication, call the nearest poison control center at once.

More Information

Though a topical drug, Apthasol is only available when prescribed by a doctor. So, you should also not recommend the product to anyone you know who has not yet been seen a doctor for their own canker sores.