Ellimans Universal Muscle Rub Lotion

Ellimans Universal Muscle Rub Lotion contains:

Turpentine oil BP 35.41%

Glacial acetic acid EP 3.562%

For excipients, see 6.1

Cutaneous emulsion

A creamy, white liniment having an odour of turpentine and acetic acid

Symptomatic relief of muscular pain and stiffness including backache, sciatica, lumbago, fibrositis, and rheumatic pain and the massage by athletes of arm or leg muscles.

Shake the bottle immediately before use.

Adults and children aged 12 years and over.

Rub lotion freely onto affected part until thoroughly absorbed.

For the first 24 hours, apply every three hours, then twice daily.

Athletes: Massage of arm and leg muscles before and after activity.

Not to be used on children under 12 years of age.

The elderly

The adult directions for use apply.

Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.

Do not apply when skin is broken or inflammed

Keep away from the eyes and other sensitive areas.

Keep out of reach and sight of children.

If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.

For external use only.

None known.

Use in pregnancy and lactation is not contra-indicated, however, as with all medicines, care should be exercised.

None known.

There have been reports that application to the skin of liniments containing Turpentine Oil may cause vesicular eruption, urticaria and vomiting in susceptible persons.

Excessive percutaneous absorption as a result of over-application may rarely lead to reversible toxic nephritis.

Products containing turpentine, if ingested, could cause burning pain in the mouth and throat, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and occasionally diarrhoea.

This may be followed by painful urination, respiratory distress and convulsions. In high overdose, death may follow due to respiratory failure.

Treatment on Ingestion

The stomach should be emptied by aspiration and lavage, after which treatment is symptomatic.

MA02A X – Other topical products for joint and muscular pain

Turpentine oil is a rubefacient and counter-irritant.

Acetic acid is a counter irritant.

Not applicable.

No data of relevance which is additional to that already included in other sections of the SPC.

Dried whole egg powder (melange)

Purified Water

None known.

3 years

None.

Clear, white flint glass oval section bottles, with a screw-on wadless plastic cap fitted with an internal gasket contained in printed boxboard cartons, containing 100 ml of product

Shake the bottle before each use.

Actavis Group PTC ehf

Reykjavíkurvegi 76-78

220 Hafnarfjordur

Iceland.

PL 30306/0075

15 January 2003

4 February 2009

11 DOSIMETRY (IF APPLICABLE)

12 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS (IF APPLICABLE)