Indications - Flatulence, abdominal distention, fullness, gas and windy colic: Simethicone is an excellent and effective antiflatulent. It is used for relief of the painful symptoms of excess gas in the digestive tract. Such gas is frequently caused by excessive swallowing of air or by eating foods that disagree. Simethicone drop is especially used in infants, acts in the stomach and intestines. Thus Simethicone enables freeing and eliminating the gas more easily by belching or passing flatus. Large bowel preparation: Addition of Simethicone to a polyethylene glycol bowel preparation produces symptomatic improvement prior to investigation in the management of accidental ingestion of foaming detergents. Treatment of poisoning: Simethicone has an anecdotal use as an antifoaming agent in the management of accidental ingestion of foaming detergents.
Dosage & Administration - Take after meals and at bedtime. Can be given with infant's feeds. Shake the bottle well before each use. Children less than 2 years of age: 20 mg (0.3 ml Simethicone Paediatric Drops) 4 times daily up to 240 mg/day (3.6 ml Simethicone Paediatric Drops). Children 2-12 years of age: 40 mg (0.6 ml Simethicone Paediatric Drops) 4 times daily. Adults: 40-125 mg (0.6 ml-1.9 ml Simethicone Paediatric Drops) 4 times daily, up to 500 mg/day (7.5 ml Simethicone Paediatric Drops) or 1-3 Simethicone chewable tablets; 4 times daily, up to 500 mg/day (12 Simethicone chewable tablets).
Side Effects - Simethicone is physiologically inert and no adverse effect has been noted after oral ingestion.
Contraindications - N/A
Others - Pregnancy & Lactation Pregnant women: No data are available to suggest any harmful effects. Lactating mother: Excretion of simethicone in breast milk has not been established, and would be most unlikely.
Lefoam Pediatric Drops
- Brand Name - Lefoam Pediatric Drops
- Generic Name - Simethicone
- Doges From - Pediatric Drop
- Strength - 67 mg
- Pack Size - 15 ml
- Manufacture - Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
