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" What is it used for?  Mouth and throat infections, such as aphthous ulcers, oral thrush and sore throat.    How does it work? Dequadin lozenges contain the active ingredient dequalinium chloride, which is an antiseptic medicine. Dequalinium chloride has an antiseptic effect against a wide range of bacteria, yeasts, and some fungi and viruses. It kills the micro-organisms associated with various mild infections of the mouth and throat. The action of sucking the lozenge allows the active ingredient to work directly in the area of infection. It also lubricates and soothes the painful area, which helps relieve the soreness and discomfort of mouth and throat infections.   Warning!  Do not take more than eight lozenges in 24 hours. If symptoms persist despite treatment, seek medical advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Dequadin lozenges contain E110 food colouring, which may cause allergic reactions.    Not to be used in  Known sensitivity or allergy to any ingredient.   This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy. If you feel you have experienced an allergic reaction, stop using this medicine and inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately.   Pregnancy and breastfeeding Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine.  This medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Seek medical advice from your doctor.     Side effects Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. Just because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect. The following side effects are known to be associated with this medicine.    Hypersensitivity to one of the ingredients.  Sore tongue.  For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.   How can this medicine affect other medicines? It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you take this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.  There are no interactions with this medicine.    Other medicines containing the same active ingredients There are currently no other medicines available in the UK that contain dequalinium chloride as the active ingredient.  Last updated 17.02.2010 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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