Lipobase cream

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Available from:

Karo Healthcare UK Ltd

ATC code:

D02AC

Pharmaceutical form:

Cutaneous cream

Administration route:

Cutaneous

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Never Valid To Prescribe As A VMP

Product summary:

BNF: 13020100; GTIN: 5013346026936

Patient Information leaflet

Lipobase
®
Cream
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this
medicine because it
contains important information for you.
Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as
your doctor,
pharmacist or nurse has told you.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse. This includes
any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel
worse.
What is in this leaflet:
1.
What Lipobase is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you use Lipobase
3.
How to use Lipobase
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Lipobase
6.
Contents of the pack and other information.
1. What Lipobase is and what it is used for
Lipobase is an emollient cream which is indicated for the treatment of
dry, sensitive and
dehydrated skin in adults and children. You may also use it against
skin irritations
caused by water or detergents and for maintaining improvement. You can
use Lipobase
alternately with creams or ointments containing corticosteroids.
How Lipobase works
Lipobase enhances the hydration of the outer layer of the skin
(epidermis), reduces
dryness, prevents scaling and protects the skin from harm. The cream
is an oil-in-water
emulsion with a high lipid content (70%). It does not contain perfume.
The components
of the cream are selected to minimise the risk of allergy.
2. What you need to know before you use Lipobase
Do not use Lipobase:

if you are allergic to any of the ingredients of this medicine (listed
in section 6).
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using Lipobase.
Lipobase contains paraffin. Do not smoke or go near naked flames -
risk of severe burns.
Fabric (clothing, bedding, dressings etc) that has been in contact
with this product burns
more easily and is a serious fire hazard. Washing clothing and be

Summary of Product characteristics

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LIPOBASE CREAM
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 22-Oct-2019 | Karo Pharma
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1. Name of the medicinal product
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2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
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3. Pharmaceutical form
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4. Clinical particulars
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4.1 Therapeutic indications
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4.2 Posology and method of administration
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4.3 Contraindications
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4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
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4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of
interaction
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4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation
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4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines
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4.8 Undesirable effects
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4.9 Overdose
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5. Pharmacological properties
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5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties
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5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties
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5.3 Preclinical safety data
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6. Pharmaceutical particulars
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6.1 List of excipients
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6.2 Incompatibilities
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6.3 Shelf life
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6.4 Special precautions for storage
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6.5 Nature and contents of container
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6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling
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7. Marketing authorisation holder
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8. Marketing authorisation number(s)
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9. Date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation
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10. Date of revision of the text
1. Name of the medicinal product
Lipobase.
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Lipobase contains no active ingredient.
Excipient(s) with known effect: cetostearyl alcohol; methyl
parahydroxybenzoate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Cream.
A white cream for topical administration.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Lipobase is indicated in adults and children. For use where it is
desired by the physician to reduce
gradually the topical dosage of Locoid Lipocream. It may also be used
where a continuously alternating
application of the active product and the base is required e.g. in
prophylactic therapy. Application of the
Lipobase is also recommended where it is felt by the physician that
the use of a bland emollient base is
preferable to the cessation of therapy with the active product.
Lipobase ma