Indications And Dose
Dry skin conditions | Eczema| Psoriasis | Ichthyosis | Pruritus ▶TO THE SKIN ▶Child: (consult product literature) ▶Adult: (consult product literature)
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Drug reference
Dry skin conditions | Eczema| Psoriasis | Ichthyosis | Pruritus ▶TO THE SKIN ▶Child: (consult product literature) ▶Adult: (consult product literature)
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MHRA/CHM ADVICE (UPDATED DECEMBER 2018): EMOLLIENTS: NEW INFORMATION ABOUT RISK OF SEVERE AND FATAL BURNS WITH PARAFFIN-CONTAINING AND PARAFFIN-FREE EMOLLIENTS See Emollient and barrier preparations p. 1286.
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Emollients should be applied immediately after washing or bathing to maximise Skin the effect of skin hydration. Emollient preparations contained in tubs should be removed with a clean spoon or spatula to reduce bacterial contamination of the emollient. Emollients should be applied in the direction of hair growth to reduce the risk of folliculitis.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Spray CAUTIONARY AND ADVISORY LABELS 15 ▶Dermamist (Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd) White soft paraffin 100 mg per 1 gram Dermamist 10% spray | 250 ml p £5.97 DT = £5.97 ▶Emollin (C D Medical Ltd) Emollin aerosol spray | 150 ml £4.00 | 240 ml £6.39 Gel CAUTIONARY AND ADVISORY LABELS 15 ▶AproDerm (isopropyl myristate / liquid paraffin) (Fontus Health Ltd) Isopropyl myristate 150 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram AproDerm gel | 100 gram £1.99 DT = £2.65 | 500 gram £3.99 DT = £5.83 ▶Doublebase (Dermal Laboratories Ltd) Isopropyl myristate 150 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram Doublebase Dayleve gel | 100 gram p £2.65 DT = £2.65 | 500 gram p £6.29 DT = £5.83 Doublebase gel | 100 gram p £2.65 DT = £2.65 | 500 gram p £5.83 DT = £5.83 | 1000 gram p £10.98 Doublebase emollient wash gel | 200 gram p £5.21 Doublebase emollient shower gel | 200 gram p £5.21 ▶Epimax Isomol (Aspire Pharma Ltd) Isopropyl myristate 150 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram Epimax isomol gel | 100 gram £1.99 DT = £2.65 | 500 gram £2.92 DT = £5.83 ▶Exmabase (Ascot Laboratories Ltd) Isopropyl myristate 150 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram Exmabase gel | 500 gram £2.85 DT = £5.83 ▶HypoBase (Galen Ltd) Isopropyl myristate 150 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram HypoBase gel | 500 gram £5.83 DT = £5.83 ▶MyriBase (Galen Ltd) Isopropyl myristate 150 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram MyriBase gel | 100 gram £2.12 DT = £2.65 | 500 ml £4.66 MyriBase emollient shower gel | 200 ml £4.17 ▶Zerodouble (Thornton & Ross Ltd) Isopropyl myristate 150 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram Zerodouble gel | 100 gram £2.25 DT = £2.65 | 500 gram £4.90 DT = £5.83 Cream CAUTIONARY AND ADVISORY LABELS 15 EXCIPIENTS: May contain Benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol (including cetyl and stearyl alcohol), chlorocresol, disodium edetate, fragrances, hydroxybenzoates (parabens), polysorbates, propylene glycol, sorbic acid, lanolin ▶Aquamol (Thornton & Ross Ltd) Aquamol cream | 50 gram £1.22 | 500 gram £6.40 ▶Cetraben (Thornton & Ross Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 105 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 132 mg per 1 gram Cetraben cream | 50 gram £1.40 | 150 gram £3.98 | 500 gram £5.99 | 1050 gram £11.62 ▶Diprobase (Bayer Plc) Diprobase cream | 50 gram £1.28 | 500 gram £6.32 ▶E45 (Forum Health Products Ltd) Wool fat 10 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin light 126 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 145 mg per 1 gram E45 cream | 50 gram G £1.93 | 125 gram G £3.22 | 350 gram G £5.81 | 500 gram G £5.99 ▶Enopen (Ennogen Healthcare Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 105 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 132 mg per 1 gram Enopen cream | 50 gram £1.40 | 150 gram £3.98 | 500 gram £5.99 | 1050 gram £11.62 ▶Epaderm (Molnlycke Health Care Ltd) Epaderm cream | 50 gram £1.71 | 150 gram £3.58 | 500 gram £7.01 ▶Epimax (Aspire Pharma Ltd) Epimax original cream | 100 gram £0.75 | 500 gram £2.49 ▶ExCetra (Aspire Pharma Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 105 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 132 mg per 1 gram Epimax excetra cream | 100 gram £1.75 | Skin 500 gram £2.95 ▶ExmaQS (Ascot Laboratories Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 60 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram ExmaQS cream | 500 gram £2.95 ▶Exmaben (Ascot Laboratories Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 105 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 132 mg per 1 gram Exmaben cream | 500 gram £4.25 ▶Exmalatum (Ascot Laboratories Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 60 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram Exmalatum cream | 500 gram £4.45 ▶Hydromol (Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Sodium lactate 10 mg per 1 gram, Sodium pidolate 25 mg per 1 gram, Isopropyl myristate 50 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin 100 mg per 1 gram Hydromol 2.5% cream | 50 gram £2.25 | 100 gram £4.20 | 500 gram £12.25 ▶Lipobase (Karo Pharma) Lipobase cream | 50 gram p £1.46 ▶Oilatum (Thornton & Ross Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 60 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram Oilatum cream | 150 gram G £3.06 DT = £3.06 | 500 ml G £5.28 DT = £5.28 ▶Oilatum junior (Thornton & Ross Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 60 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 150 mg per 1 gram Oilatum Junior cream | 150 gram G £3.06 DT = £3.06 | 350 ml G £4.65 DT = £4.65 | 500 ml G £5.28 DT = £5.28 ▶Soffen (Vitame Ltd) Liquid paraffin light 105 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 132 mg per 1 gram Soffen cream | 500 gram £4.79 ▶Ultrabase (Derma UK Ltd) Ultrabase cream | 500 gram G £8.67 ▶Unguentum M (Almirall Ltd) Unguentum M cream | 100 gram G £2.78 | 500 gram G £8.48 ▶ZeroAQS (Thornton & Ross Ltd) ZeroAQS emollient cream | 500 gram £3.29 ▶Zerobase (Thornton & Ross Ltd) Liquid paraffin 110 mg per 1 gram Zerobase 11% cream | 50 gram £1.04 | 500 gram £5.26 ▶Zerocream (Thornton & Ross Ltd) Liquid paraffin 126 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 145 mg per 1 gram Zerocream | 50 gram £1.17 | 500 gram £4.08 ▶Zeroguent (Thornton & Ross Ltd) White soft paraffin 40 mg per 1 gram, Soya oil 50 mg per 1 gram, Liquid paraffin light 80 mg per 1 gram Zeroguent cream | 100 gram £2.33 | 500 gram £6.99 Ointment CAUTIONARY AND ADVISORY LABELS 15 EXCIPIENTS: May contain Cetostearyl alcohol (including cetyl and stearyl alcohol), polysorbates ▶Emollient creams and ointments, paraffin-containing (Non- proprietary) Liquid paraffin 200 mg per 1 gram, Emulsifying wax 300 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 500 mg per 1 gram Emulsifying ointment | 500 gram G £4.82 Liquid paraffin 500 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 500 mg per 1 gram White soft paraffin 50% / Liquid paraffin 50% ointment | 250 gram £1.92–£2.03 | 500 gram £4.32 DT = £4.57 | 500 gram p £4.57 DT = £4.57 Magnesium sulfate dried 5 mg per 1 gram, Phenoxyethanol 10 mg per 1 gram, Wool alcohols ointment 500 mg per 1 gram Hydrous ointment | 500 gram G s White soft paraffin 1 mg per 1 mg White soft paraffin solid | 500 gram G £5.18 DT = £4.03 | 4500 gram G £22.72 Yellow soft paraffin 1 mg per 1 mg Yellow soft paraffin solid | 15 gram G £1.21 | 500 gram G £4.26 DT = £4.18 | 4500 gram G £21.99 ▶Diprobase (Bayer Plc) Liquid paraffin 50 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 950 mg per 1 gram Diprobase ointment | 50 gram G £1.28 DT = £1.28 | 500 gram G £5.99 DT = £5.99 ▶Emelpin (Vitame Ltd) Emulsifying wax 300 mg per 1 gram,Yellow soft paraffin 300 mg per 1 gram Emelpin ointment | 125 gram £3.08 | 500 gram £3.97 ▶Epaderm (Molnlycke Health Care Ltd) Emulsifying wax 300 mg per 1 gram,Yellow soft paraffin 300 mg per 1 gram Epaderm ointment | 125 gram £3.88 | 500 gram £6.58 | 1000 gram £12.25 ▶Epaderm Junior (Molnlycke Health Care Ltd) Emulsifying wax 300 mg per 1 gram,Yellow soft paraffin 300 mg per 1 gram Epaderm Junior ointment | 125 gram £3.85 ▶Fifty:50 (Ennogen Healthcare Ltd) Liquid paraffin 500 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 500 mg per 1 gram Fifty:50 ointment | 250 gram £1.83 | 500 gram £3.66 DT = £4.57 ▶Hydromol (Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Emulsifying wax 300 mg per 1 gram,Yellow soft paraffin 300 mg per 1 gram Hydromol ointment | 100 gram £3.20 | 125 gram £2.92 | 500 gram £4.96 | 1000 gram £8.20 ▶KreaMoint (Essential-Healthcare Ltd) Liquid paraffin 500 mg per 1 gram, White soft paraffin 500 mg per 1 gram KreaMoint 50:50 ointment | 500 gram £3.17 DT = £4.57 ▶Thirty:30 (Ennogen Healthcare Ltd) Emulsifying wax 300 mg per 1 gram,Yellow soft paraffin 300 mg per 1 gram Thirty:30 ointment | 125 gram £3.81 | 250 gram £4.29 | 500 gram £6.47 ▶Vaseline (Unilever UK Home & Personal Care) White soft paraffin 1 mg per 1 mg Vaseline Pure Petroleum jelly | 50 ml G s Liquid CAUTIONARY AND ADVISORY LABELS 15 EXCIPIENTS: May contain Benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol (including cetyl and stearyl alcohol), hydroxybenzoates (parabens), isopropyl palmitate ▶E45 (Forum Health Products Ltd) E45 lotion | 200 ml £2.45 | 500 ml £4.59 ▶QV (Crawford Healthcare Ltd) White soft paraffin 50 mg per 1 gram QV 5% skin lotion | 250 ml £3.19 | 500 ml £5.32
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(consult product literature)
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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(consult product literature)
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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