Ichtholan 20% - Ointment

ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment is an ointment with an active substance from the group of sulphonated shale oils.

Application

1. WHAT IS ICHTHOLAN® 20% - OINTMENT AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment is an ointment with an active ingredient from the group of sulphonated shale oils. It has an anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and circulatory effect.

ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment is used for the ripening of boils and for superficial inflammatory skin diseases.

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How is it applied?

What IS ICHTHOLAN® 20% - OINTMENT AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment is an ointment with an active substance from the group of sulphonated shale oils. It has an anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial effect and increases blood circulation.

ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment is used for the maturation of boils and for superficial inflammatory skin diseases.

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What should you pay attention to before taking it?

WHAT SHOULD YOU BE AWARE OF BEFORE USING ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment?
ICHTHOLAN 20% - Ointment must not be used
if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to sulphonated shale oils, such as ammonium bituminoside.ammonium bituminosulfonate and/or sodium bituminosulfonate or any of the other ingredients.

Warnings and precautions:
Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Ichtholan® 20% - Ointment.
In the case of purulent skin inflammations, there is a possibility of spreading through smear infection. Therefore, special attention should be paid to cleanliness, cleansing and disinfection of the healthy skin, application of a well covering, non-slipping and non-abrasive dressing.

It is recommended to cover the dressing well to avoid soiling the linen. If ointment has nevertheless got onto the laundry, the best way to remove the resulting stains is to leave a liquid detergent on the stain for a longer period of time and then wash it.

Contact with the eyes should be avoided.

If the symptoms persist or if the expected success from the application does not occur, medical advice is required as soon as possible.

Note
When treating the genital and anal areas with ICHTHOLAN® 20% ointment, the fats and emulsifiers contained as excipients may reduce the tear resistance of latex condoms and thus impair their safety.

Use of ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment with other medicinal productsInform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or have recently used any other medicinal products.

The simultaneous, additional use of other topical preparations may impair the effect of ICHTHOLAN 20% - Ointment.
Ammonium bituminosulphonate may increase the solubility of other active substances and thus enhance their absorption into the skin.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding
There are no sufficient data for the use of ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment during pregnancy or breast-feeding.
A doctor should decide on the use during pregnancy or breast-feeding.

Driving and Ability to operate machinery
Ichtholan® 20% - Ointment has no effect on the ability to drive or operate machinery.

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ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment contains lanolin and butylated hydroxytoluene
Lanolin may cause local skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis).The lanolin contained in this medicinal product contains butylated hydroxytoluene as an antioxidant. Butylhydroxytoluene may cause localised skin irritation
(e. g. e.g. contact dermatitis), irritation of the eyes and mucous membranes.

How should the medicine be taken?

HOW TO USE ICHTHOLAN® 20% - OINTMENT?

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as agreed with your doctor or pharmacist. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Apply ICHTHOLAN 20% - Ointment to the back of a knife to the area of skin to be treated and cover with a bandage. The dressing should be changed daily. Whenever the dressing is changed, the ointment residues remaining on the skin must first be washed off before a new dressing is applied.

If you have used a larger amount of ICHTHOLAN®. 20% - Ointment than youshould
have used, discontinue the preparation if severe skin irritation occurs. Consult a doctor about further action.

If you forget to use ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment
Do not use twice the amount if you have forgotten to use it before.

If you stop using ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment
Please discuss with a doctor how to proceed as the success of the treatment may be at risk.

If you have any further questions about the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

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What are the possible side effects?

HOW TO STORE ICHTHOLAN® 20% - OINTMENT?

Store this medicine out of the reach of children.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and tube after "use by". The expiry date refers to the last day of the month indicated.
After opening, the medicinal product can be used for 3 years, but not beyond the expiry date.

Do not store at temperatures above 30°C.

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Special instructions for storage

5. HOW TO STORE ICHTHOLAN® 20% - OINTMENT?

Keep this medicine out of the reach of children.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and tube after "use by". The expiry date refers to the last day of the month stated.
After opening, the medicinal product can be used for 3 years, but not beyond the expiry date.

Do not store above 30°C.

Do not dispose of medicinal products in waste water or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine when you stop using it. In doing so, they contribute to the protection of the environment.

Special notes on the content

PACKAGE CONTENTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

What ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment contains
The active ingredient is ammonium bituminosulfonate (Ichthyol®).
1 g ointment contains 0.2 g ammonium bituminosulphonate (Ichthyol®).
The other ingredients are: Yellow vaseline, wool wax, purified water.

How ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment looks and contents of the pack
Brown-black ointment.
ICHTHOLAN® 20% - Ointment is available in tubes (aluminium) of 40 g.