An oral composition comprising an orally acceptable vehicle for such composition, an effective therapeutic amount of an antibacterial compound comprising a halogenated diphenyl ether, an effective therapeutic amount of an anti-hypersensitivity agent comprising a potassium salt, and a solubilizing agent for the antibacterial compound, the solubilizing comprising, in combination, sodium lauryl sulfate and a cyclodextrin.一種口腔用組成物,其含有用於該組成物的一口腔可接受載劑、含有一鹵化二苯醚的一有效治療量抗菌化合物、含有一鉀鹽的一有效治療量抗過敏劑及用於該抗菌化合物的一助溶劑,該助溶劑含有月桂基硫酸鈉和環糊精的組合。