Mawei indications
Topical/Cutaneous
Head pediculosis
Adult: A 4% solution is used for treatment.
Child: >6 mth: A 4% solution is used for treatment.
Topical/Cutaneous
As a skin protectant
Adult: As cream containing Mawei 22% w/w and benzalkonium chloride 0.1% w/w. Apply to the affected area several times a day as needed.
Mawei description
Mawei contains dimethicone (silicone) 15%, cetyl alcohol (hexadecanol) 5% and glycerol 2%, in a lanolin-free cream base. It also contains methylhydroxybenzoate 0.2% and propylhydroxybenzoate 0.1% as preservatives. It has a pH of 6.
Mawei does not contain perfume, lanolin or lanolin derivatives.
Mawei dosage
Adults: Improvement of Abdominal Symptoms Due to Gas in the Gastrointestinal Tract: 120-240 mg daily divided into 3 times after or between meals by oral route.
Elimination of Foamy Mucus in the Stomach Prior to Gastric Endoscopy: 40-80 mg with about 10 mL of water at 15-40 min prior to the test by oral route.
Elimination of Gas in the Intestine Prior to Abdominal X-Ray Examination: 120-240 mg daily divided into 3 times after or between meals for 3-4 days prior to the test by oral route.
Some adjustments may be made according to the age and symptom of the patient.
Administration: Mawei Drops: Shake and then use.
Mawei interactions
Do not take this product if you are presently taking a prescription antibiotic drug of any form of tetracycline.
The rate and/or extent of absorption of many drugs may be increased or decreased when they are used concurrently with antacids.
Therefore, as a general rule, medication should not be taken within one to two hours of an antacid, if possible.
An incomplete list of substances for which the above statement has been shown to apply includes: tetracycline, iron sans, chlorpromazine, levodopa, isoniazid, digoxin, H2-antagonists, indomethacin, nitrofurantin, and dicumard.
An increase in the plasma level of quinidine and possible toxicity may result if alkalization of the urine occurs during antacid therapy.
Mawei side effects
Adverse reactions were reported in 16 of 2546 patients (0.63%) treated with Mawei. The most frequently observed adverse reactions were soft stools in 8 patients (0.31%), gastric discomfort in 4 patients (0.16%), diarrhea in 3 patients (0.12%) and stomachache in 3 patients (0.12%). No abnormal changes were reported in laboratory tests. (At the end of the re-evaluation.) See Table 2.
Mawei contraindications
Tuberculous, viral lesions of the skin (e.g. herpes simplex and varicella); fungal lesions not susceptible to nystatin, facial rosacea, acne vulgaris or perioral dermatitis. Not to be applied to the external auditory canal in patients with perforated tympanic membranes. Do not use on extensive areas to reduce risk of systemic absorption and neomycin-induced ototoxicity. Not recommended for <1 yr.
Active ingredient matches for Mawei:
Dimeticone in Taiwan.
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Mawei 40 mg x 1000's | |
List of Mawei substitutes (brand and generic names): | |
| Luxson (Taiwan) | |
| Luxson 40 mg x 1000's | |
| Minifom (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) | |
| Capsule; Oral; Dimethicone 1000 188 mg; Silicon Dioxide Colloidal Anhydrous 12 mg (Astra) | |
| Drops; Oral; Dimethicone 1000 94 mg; Silicon Dioxide Colloidal Anhydrous 6 mg / ml (Astra) | |
| Neo Dimeticon (Brazil) | |
| Nopucid Focus (Argentina) | |
| NYDA (Canada, Turkey, United Kingdom) | |
| Nystal (Japan) | |
| Nystal 10% (Japan) | |
| Ophtasiloxane (France) | |
| Solution; Ophthalmic; Dimethicone 100% (Alcon) | |
| Piky (Portugal) | |
| Polygel (Taiwan) | |
| Polygel 15 mL | |
| Polysilan UPSA (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote D'ivoire, France, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Togo, Zaire) | |
| Polysilane (Oman) | |
| Gel; Oral; Aluminum Hydroxide; Simethicone (Clin midy) | |
| Polysilane 5 x 8's (Clin midy) | $ 3.48 |
| Polysilane 100 mL x 1's (Clin midy) | $ 2.11 |
| Polysilane 180 mL x 1's (Clin midy) | $ 3.48 |
| Polysilane / cap 60's (Clin midy) | $ 4.50 |
| Polysilane UPSA (France, Myanmar) | |
| Gel; Oral; Dimethicone 2.25 g | |
| Polysilo (Japan) | |
| Rosken Skin Repair (Australia, Singapore) | |
| Sab-Simplex (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia (Hrvatska), Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia) | |
| Scarclinic (South Korea) | |
| Sen Sei (Colombia) | |
| Sensei (Chile) | |
| Setlers Floroflatine (Luxembourg) | |
| Sicaden (Austria) | |
| Silic 15 (Australia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Jordan, Kuwait, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) | |
| Silic 15 75 g (Ego) | |
| Silic 15 75 g x 1's (Ego) | |
| Silic 15 500 g x 1's (Ego) | |
| Silic 15 200 g x 1's (Ego) | |
| Silic 15 500 g (Ego) | |
| Silic 15 cream 75 g x 1's (Ego) | |
| Silic 15 cream 500 g x 1's (Ego) | |
| Silicare (New Zealand) | |
| Capsule; Oral; Silicon / Silicon Dioxide 5 mg (Orion) | |
| Silicon (Taiwan) | |
| Silicon 40 mg (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | |
| Silicon 70mg TAB / 10 (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | $ 0.38 |
| Silicon 140mg TAB / 10 (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | $ 0.60 |
| Silicon 35mg x 5mL SUSP / 100ml (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | $ 0.55 |
| Silicon 35mg x 5mL SUSP / 200ml (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | $ 1.07 |
| Silicon 100 ml Suspension (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | $ 0.03 |
| Silicon 140 mg Tablet (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | $ 0.06 |
| Silicon 200 ml Suspension (Lifeline Biotech Ltd.) | $ 0.03 |
See 195 substitutes for Mawei | |
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