What is Ametop Gel

AMETOP Gel contains the active substance tetracaine. Tetracaine is a local anaesthetic which numbs the skin.

AMETOP Gel is used:

• to relieve the pain when needles are inserted into a vein for giving an injection or taking a blood sample.
• to relieve the pain of inserting small plastic tubes (cannulae) into veins for putting up drips.

AMETOP Gel is used in adults and infants aged over 1 month.

How to use Ametop Gel

Adults including the elderly: A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.

Infants over 1 month of age and children under 5 years of age:

• A maximum of 1 tube (approximately 1g) can be applied at separate sites at a single time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 2 tubes.
• Do not use if the patient is less than 1 month old or if the patient is a premature baby up until one month after the expected delivery date (44 weeks gestation).

Children over 5 years of age: A maximum of 5 tubes (approximately 5g) can be applied at separate sites at the same time. Application of AMETOP Gel can be repeated after a minimum of 5 hours if necessary. The maximum dose in a 24-hour period should not exceed 7 tubes.

What does Ametop Gel contain

The active substance tetracaine 4% w/w.

AMETOP Gel: the other ingredients are purified water, sodium chloride, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, xanthan gum (E415), sodium hydroxide (E524) and sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E219) and sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E217).