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Diprobase Cream

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Last updated on emc: 03 May 2022
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Diprobase Cream

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Diprobase® Cream

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine.
  • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
  • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
  • This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
  • If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

In this leaflet:

1. What Diprobase is and what it is used for
2. Before you use Diprobase
3. How to use Diprobase
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Diprobase
6. Further information

1. WHAT DIPROBASE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR

Diprobase is an emollient, moisturising and protective cream. It helps to soothe, smooth and hydrate the skin and prevent moisture loss.

In adults and children, Diprobase Cream is used to treat red, inflamed, damaged, dry or chapped skin and to protect raw skin areas. If you are suffering from a skin condition called eczema, and your skin is dry, the cream can be applied before having a bath, to prevent your skin from drying even further.

Eczema is a common skin disease, which causes the skin to become red and itchy.

2. BEFORE YOU USE DIPROBASE
Do not use DIPROBASE
  • if you, or your child, have ever had an allergic reaction to Diprobase or any of its ingredients.
    Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Important information about some of the ingredients of DIPROBASE

Diprobase cream contains chlorocresol and cetostearyl alcohol which may rarely cause skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis) or allergic reactions. If you are worried about this or any other effects, you should contact your doctor or pharmacist.

3. HOW TO USE DIPROBASE

Always use Diprobase exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

For adults and children, the cream should be applied thinly to cover the affected area completely, massaging gently and thoroughly into the skin.

If the symptoms persist or the condition worsens, stop using the cream and consult your doctor or pharmacist.

If you forget to use DIPROBASE

If you forget to use Diprobase at the right time, use it as soon as you remember, then carry on as before.

4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS

Like all medicines, Diprobase can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

If your symptoms persist or the condition worsens, stop using the cream and consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Skin reactions including itching, rash, redness, peeling, burning, pain, dryness and skin inflammation (dermatitis) have been reported with product use.

If you are worried by this or any other effects, you should tell your doctor or pharmacist.

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly (see details below). By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

United Kingdom

Yellow card scheme
website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard

Ireland

HPRA Pharmacovigilance
Earlsfort Terrace
IRL - Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 6764971
Fax: +353 1 6762517
Website: www.hpra.ie
e-mail: [email protected]

5. HOW TO STORE DIPROBASE

The cream should not be stored above 25°C.

Keep out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use the cream after the expiry date “EXP” which is stamped on the pack. This can be found on both the carton and tube. This refers to the last date of that month.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help protect the environment.

6. FURTHER INFORMATION
What DIPROBASE contains

The ingredients are white soft paraffin, cetostearyl alcohol, liquid paraffin, macrogol cetostearyl ether, chlorocresol, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium hydroxide, phosphoric acid and purified water.

What DIPROBASE looks like and contents of the pack

Diprobase cream is a smooth white cream. It is available in tubes containing 15g or 50g and a pump dispenser containing 500g . Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer

The holder of the Marketing Authorisation is:

MAH (UK):

Bayer plc
400 South Oak Way
Reading
RG2 6AD
UK

MAH (Ireland):

Bayer Ltd.
The Atrium
Blackthorn Road
Dublin 18
Ireland

The manufacturer is:

Famar A.V.E. Avlon Plant
49th km National Road Athens-Lamia
Avlona Attiki, 19011
Greece

This leaflet was last revised in November 2017.

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Bayer plc
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400 South Oak Way, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 6AD
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