An overdose of menthol and methyl salicylate was observed in some cases, mainly in children, with the occasional ingestion of drugs containing these substances.
Symptoms of overdose: agitation, increased depth of breathing, hyperpyrexia, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and symptoms of central nervous system depression such as dizziness, unstable gait, flushing, drowsiness, respiratory depression and coma.
Treatment: symptomatic and supportive; correction of electrolyte and water balance, the appointment of absorbents and salt laxatives, forced diuresis, external cooling of the body; in severe cases - blood transfusion, hemodialysis. Overdosing with topical application is rare and only when the drug is misused (application to mucous membranes, to large areas of damaged or infected skin).