• The external ear canal can be covered with a cotton plug moistened with the ear drops solution after putting the drops if the doctor advises the same.
Oral: 1 g every 4 to 8 hourly; maximum of 4 g in a day
As ear drops: 3 to 4 drops into the external ear canal. It should be administered three times daily for 2 to 3 days to soften the ear wax. It can be used every 1-2 hourly for the treatment of earache as needed.
• Allergy to the drug
• Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
• Acute hepatic porphyria
• Pregnancy and during breastfeeding
• Children
• The ear drops should not be used in patients with a perforated ear drum or discharge from the ear
Orally to reduce fever and pain in conditions like migraine.
Dosage & When it is to be taken
• The recommended dose of phenazone is:Oral: 1 g every 4 to 8 hourly; maximum of 4 g in a day
As ear drops: 3 to 4 drops into the external ear canal. It should be administered three times daily for 2 to 3 days to soften the ear wax. It can be used every 1-2 hourly for the treatment of earache as needed.
When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)
Phenazone is contraindicated in the following conditions:• Allergy to the drug
• Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
• Acute hepatic porphyria
• Pregnancy and during breastfeeding
• Children
• The ear drops should not be used in patients with a perforated ear drum or discharge from the ear
Drug Name : Phenazone
Phenazone, also called antipyrine, is usedOrally to reduce fever and pain in conditions like migraine.
