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Benzyl Alcohol Topical

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Why is this medication prescribed?

Head lice (tiny insects that attach themselves to the skin) are treated with benzyl alcohol lotion in adults and children six months of age and older. Children younger than 6 months old shouldn’t use it. Pediculicides are a group of drugs that includes benzoyl alcohol. By killing the lice, it functions. The treatment must be used a second time to kill any lice that may develop from the lice eggs since benzoyl alcohol lotion does not destroy lice eggs.

How should this medicine be used?

Topical benzyl alcohol comes as a lotion to apply to the scalp and hair. It is usually applied to the scalp and hair in two or three treatments. The second treatment of benzyl alcohol lotion must be applied about one week after the first one. Sometimes a third treatment of benzyl alcohol lotion may be necessary. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use benzyl alcohol lotion exactly as directed. Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Your doctor will prescribe a specific amount of benzyl alcohol lotion based on your hair length. Be sure to use enough lotion to cover all of your scalp area and hair.

Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the manufacturer’s information for the patient. Read these instructions carefully.

Benzyl alcohol lotion should only be used on the hair and scalp. Avoid getting benzyl alcohol lotion in your eyes.

If benzyl alcohol lotion gets in your eyes, flush them with water right away. If your eyes are still irritated after flushing with water, call your doctor or get medical help right away.

Use the lotion as directed by these steps:

  1. Cover your face and eyes with a cloth. Keep your eyes closed throughout this procedure. You might need an adult’s assistance to apply the lotion.
  2. Benzyl alcohol lotion should be applied to the scalp and dry hair. Apply the lotion to the back of your neck and the parts of your scalp that are behind your ears as well. Use enough lotion to completely cover your head’s hair as well as the scalp.
  3. After applying the lotion, leave it on your hair and scalp for ten minutes. To keep track of the time, you should utilise a timer or clock.
  4. After 10 minutes, use a sink to rinse the lotion from your hair and scalp. Because you don’t want to get the lotion on the rest of your body, you shouldn’t rinse the lotion off in the shower or bathtub.
  5. After applying the lotion and rinsing it off, you should wash your hands thoroughly along with everyone who assisted you.
  6. After rinsing the lotion from your scalp and hair, you can rinse your hair.
  7. After this treatment, the dead lice and nits (empty eggshells) can be removed with a lice comb. You might also need an adult’s assistance to do this.
  8. To kill the lice that emerge from eggs, you must repeat the entire procedure in one week.

Sanitize all of your recent-use clothes, underwear, pyjamas, caps, sheets, pillowcases, and towels after using benzyl alcohol lotion on them. These goods should be dry-cleaned or washed in extremely hot water. Combs, brushes, hair clips, and other personal care products should also be washed in hot water.

Other uses for this medicine

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details if you believe this drug should be used for something else.

What special precautions should I follow?

Before using benzyl alcohol lotion,

  • If you have an allergy to benzyl alcohol, any other drugs, or any of the ingredients in benzyl alcohol lotion, let your doctor and pharmacist know right once. Request a list of the components from your pharmacist.
  • Inform your doctor and pharmacist about any additional prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal products you are now taking or intend to use.
  • Inform your doctor of any skin or other medical disorders you now have or have ever had.
  • Inform your doctor if you are expecting, intend to get pregnant, or are nursing a baby. Call your doctor if you become pregnant while taking benzyl alcohol lotion.

What special dietary instructions should I follow?

Keep eating normally unless your doctor instructs you otherwise.

What should I do if I forget a dose?

After the initial application, it’s crucial to reapply the benzyl alcohol lotion. Call your doctor if you don’t receive the second treatment.

What side effects can this medication cause?

Side effects from benzyl alcohol lotion are possible. If any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away, let your doctor know right once:

  • Scratching of the scalp
  • Skin around the scalp is red.
  • Tingling or discomfort near the scalp

Some adverse effects can be very harmful. Call your doctor right away if any of these symptoms occur to you:

  • Discomfort around the scalp
  • Infected or pus-filled skin lesions near the scalp

Other negative consequences from benzo alcohol lotion are possible. If you experience any strange issues while taking this drug, call your doctor right away.

You or your doctor can submit a report to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting programme online or by phone if you have a serious side event (1-800-332-1088).

What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication?

Keep this medication tightly closed in the original container and out of the reach of children. Store it away from excessive heat and moisture at room temperature (not in the bathroom). Avoid freezing.

Unused prescriptions must be disposed of carefully to prevent pets, kids, and other people from ingesting them. You should not, however, dispose of this medication in the toilet. Instead, utilising a medicine take-back programme is the easiest approach to get rid of your medication. To find out about take-back programmes in your area, speak with your pharmacist or the garbage/recycling department in your city. If you do not have access to a take-back programme, see the FDA’s Safe Disposal of Medicines website at http://goo.gl/c4Rm4p for additional information.

As many containers (such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers) are not child-resistant and are simple for young children to open, it is crucial to keep all medications out of sight and out of reach of children. Always lock safety caps and promptly stash medication up and away from young children where it is out of their sight and reach to prevent poisoning. http://www.upandaway.org

In case of emergency/overdose

Make a call to your local poison control centre at 1-800-222-1222 if someone consumes benzyl alcohol lotion. Dial 911 to reach the nearest emergency services if the sufferer has collapsed or has stopped breathing.

What other information should I know?

Keep all of your doctor’s appointments.

Do not share your medication with anybody else. It’s likely that your prescription cannot be renewed. Call your doctor if you believe you require additional therapy.

Generally, head-to-head contact or objects that come into contact with your head are how lice are transferred. Combs, brushes, towels, pillows, hats, scarves, and other hair accessories shouldn’t be shared. If a member of your family is receiving treatment for head lice, make sure to check everyone else in your immediate family as well.

You should keep a written record of every medication you take, including any over-the-counter (OTC) items, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements like vitamins and minerals. This list should be brought with you whenever you see a doctor or are admitted to the hospital. You should always have this information with you in case of emergencies.

Brand names

  • Ulesfia®
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