Listerine
Mouthwash with essential oils
Ingredients & Drug Type
Listerine is listed as Dental containing Mouthwash with essential oils. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
- Active ingredient
- Mouthwash with essential oils
- Therapeutic class
- Dental
- Dosage form
- Solution
- Strength
- standard
Dosing
- Adult
- 20ml غرغرة مرتين يومياً
- Frequency
- بعد الأكل وقبل النوم
- Route
- topical
- Frequency: بعد الأكل وقبل النوم.
- Route: topical.
- The final dose depends on diagnosis, age, weight, kidney/liver function, pregnancy status, and other medicines.
- Use the dose written by your doctor or pharmacist; this page is educational and not a personal prescription.
Instructions: لا تبتلع — للاستخدام الموضعي بالفم
Medical Overview
Listerine is listed as Dental containing Mouthwash with essential oils. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
Listerine — the 1879 essential-oil formula (thymol/eucalyptol/menthol/methyl salicylate) that became Earth’s most marketed mouthwash and the only commercial rinse holding the ADA seal for plaque and gingivitis: real cumulative evidence as an adjunct — never a substitute — to brushing and flossing. Alcohol burn is optional (Zero versions match efficacy); no chlorhexidine staining; separate it from toothpaste’s fluoride by 30 minutes; persistent halitosis is a diagnosis, not a flavor problem.
Uses / Indications
- Maintenance of oral hygiene
- Used for indications selected by a clinician or pharmacist based on diagnosis and the official leaflet.
Side Effects
- حرقة ولسعة النسخ الكحولية (مقصودة التسويق
- مزعجة الواقع — Zero حلها)
- جفاف فم بالإفراط الكحولي
- تغير ذوق عابر
- وتلوّن لساني سطحي نادر بالاستخدام الكثيف. تحسس زيوت نادر.
- Side effects vary by active ingredient, dose, and patient factors.
Contraindications
- الأطفال دون 6 (بلع)
- والنسخ الكحولية تُجنب لـ: جفاف الفم المزمن
- القرح النشطة (تلسعها ناراً)
- متعافي الإدمان الكحولي (احتياط سلوكي معتبر)
- وما بعد القلع الفوري (لا مضمضة عنيفة يومها أصلاً).
- Previous allergy to the active ingredient or any component.
Warnings
- رتّب أدواره بذكاء: الفرشاة والخيط جوهرة التاج (الغسول يُحسّن نتيجتهما ~20–30% إضافية باللثة لا يعوضهما إطلاقاً)
- مضمضة 30 ثانية كاملة بلا ماء بعدها مباشرة
- **وبفاصل عن التفريش** (لا يشطف فلورايد معجونك فوراً — انتظر نصف ساعة أو اجعله وقتاً آخر). رائحة فم تقاوم النظافة الكاملة أسابيع = فحص (لثة عميقة؟ جيوب؟ ارتجاع؟ لوز؟) لا نكهة أقوى. احجز أسنان عبر كلينكس جو.
- Do not start, stop, or change dose without medical advice, especially during pregnancy or chronic disease.
Drug Interactions
- لا دوائية تُذكر. مع كلورهيكسيدين علاجي: لا يُجمعان بنفس الدقائق (تعطيل متبادل محتمل — فاصل ساعات وترتيب أدوار: العلاجي كورساً والليسترين يومياً بعده).
- Tell your clinician or pharmacist about all medicines, supplements, and herbs you use.
Patient Guidance
- Read the patient leaflet.
- Use only as prescribed.
- Ask a pharmacist if anything about use is unclear.
Before Using This Medicine
Tell your clinician before use if you have
- Any previous allergy to this medicine, its class, or any ingredient.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned pregnancy, or fertility treatment.
- Kidney, liver, heart, stomach ulcer, bleeding, epilepsy, or chronic disease history.
- Regular medicines, supplements, herbal products, or alcohol use.
Seek urgent care if you notice
- Breathing difficulty, face or throat swelling, severe rash, fainting, or chest pain.
- Severe diarrhea, black stools, vomiting blood, yellow eyes, confusion, or unusual bleeding.
- Any symptom that feels severe, new, or rapidly worsening after taking the medicine.
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Storage & Manufacturer
- Storage:
- Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.
Trusted Medical Sources
Use these references to verify official labeling, patient information, therapeutic class, dosing cautions, contraindications, and safety updates.
Common Questions
What is Listerine?
Listerine contains Mouthwash with essential oils and is categorized as Dental. Its exact use depends on diagnosis and the official product label.
What is the dose of Listerine?
Catalog dosing information includes: 20ml غرغرة مرتين يومياً. The personal dose must be confirmed by a doctor or pharmacist.
What warnings matter before using Listerine?
Check allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, chronic disease, and all current medicines before use. Seek urgent care for severe allergy or rapidly worsening symptoms.
How should Listerine be stored?
Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.