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Pinewood Healthcare

Ballymacarby, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Telephone: +353 61 86000
Fax: +353 61 36311
WWW: http://www.pinewood.ie
Medical Information Direct Line: +353 52 61 86000
Medical Information e-mail: Medicalinfo@pinewood.ie
Customer Care direct line: +353 61 86000
Medical Information Fax: +353 52 61 36820

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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 04/05/2011
SPC Emulsifying Ointment BP

When a pharmaceutical company changes an SPC or PIL, a new version is published on the eMC. For each version, we show the dates it was published on the eMC and the reasons for change.

Updated on 04/05/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for Use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Apr-2011
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

In section 2 the word 'ointment' has been changed to 'wax' to bring in-line with Martindale & BP monograph.

In section 4.4 (special warnings and precautions for use), the following has been added: Emulsifying wax contains cetostearyl alcohol which may cause local skin reaction (e.g. contact dermatitis).
Updated on 15/04/2011 and displayed until 04/05/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for eMC ie an SPC for an existing product, but one that is new for the eMC
Date of revision of text on the SPC:  
Legal Category:   GSL
Black Triangle (CHM):   NO

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

None provided

Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   liquid paraffin
   white soft paraffin
   emulsifying wax