Bepanthen - wound and healing ointment

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The active ingredient dexpanthenol is rapidly converted in the cells into pantothenic acid, which is a vitamin of the B complex.

How is it used?

What is Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment and what is it used for?

The active ingredient dexpanthenol is rapidly converted in the cells into pantothenic acid, which is a
vitamin of the B complex. Pantothenic acid is essential for the development and regeneration of skin and mucous membranes.

- Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment promotes the healing of skin and mucous membranes in minor injuries (including minor burns and abrasions) and skin irritations (e.g. as a result of sunburn).
- In breastfeeding mothers, Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment is used to prevent and treat sore nipples.
- In infant care, Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment is used to prevent and treat diaper rash.
- Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment is used to prevent and treat dry, cracked or chapped skin.

If your symptoms do not improve or even worsen, contact your doctor.

What should you consider before taking it?

What should you consider before using Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment?

Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment must not be used,

if you are allergic to dexpanthenol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in section 6.

Warnings and Precautions

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment.
Care should be taken to avoid contact with the eyes.

Some of the other ingredients of Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment may reduce the safety of latex products such as condoms or diaphragms.

Use of Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment with other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or plan to take/use any other medicines.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment may be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

When used during breastfeeding to prevent and treat sore nipples, ointment residues should be washed off before the next breastfeeding.

Driving and using machines

The ability to react when driving as well as operating tools or machines is not impaired.

Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment contains wool wax, cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol

The ingredients wool wax, cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol can cause localized skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis)

How should the medicine be taken?

How to use Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment?

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

For application to the skin.

The ointment is applied once or several times a day to the cleaned wound, damaged skin or mucous membrane.

For sore nipples: Apply wound and healing ointment immediately after each breastfeeding.

In infant care: Apply after each drying.

The duration of treatment depends on the type and course of the disease.

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

What side effects are possible?

How to store Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment?

Do not store above 25°C.

Keep this medicine out of the reach of children.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton/tube after "Use by:". The expiry date refers to the last day of the specified month.

Shelf life after first opening the tube: 3 months

Do not dispose of medicines in wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine when you stop using it. You help to protect the environment.

Special notes on the content

Further information

What Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment contains

- The active ingredient is: Dexpanthenol. 1 g of ointment contains 50 mg (= 5%) dexpanthenol.

Amount of active ingredient in 1 cm of Bepanthen Wound and Healing Ointment:

Tube size Amount of active ingredient in 1 cm of ointment

3.5 g 8.5 mg

30 g 16.5 mg

100 g 21.5 mg



- The other ingredients are: Protegin X, Adeps lanae (lanolin, wool wax) E 913, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, bleached wax, white petrolatum, almond oil, paraffin oil and purified water.

What Bepanthen - Wound and Healing Ointment looks like and contents of the pack

This medicine is an opaque white, homogeneous ointment for external use. The packaging consists of a collapsible aluminum tube with a white polypropylene cap, pack sizes of 3.5g, 30g, 50g and 100g. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.