WARTEX Ointment Ref.[49652] Active ingredients: Salicylic acid

Source: Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE)  Revision Year: 2014  Publisher: Optima Consumer Health Ltd, Concept House, Brackenbeck Road, Bradford BD7 2LW, UK

Product name and form

Wartex Ointment.

Pharmaceutical Form

Ointment.

An off-white greasy ointment.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Salicylic acid BP 50.00% w/w.

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Salicylic acid

Salicylic acid has bacteriostatic and fungicidal actions, but it is its keratolytic properties which are important for this medicinal product. When applied externally it produces slow and painless destruction of the epithelium.

List of Excipients

White soft paraffin
Glycerol
Liquid paraffin

Pack sizes and marketing

6g printed collapsible aluminium tube with membrane nozzle and HDPE screw cap.

Marketing authorization holder

Optima Consumer Health Ltd, Concept House, Brackenbeck Road, Bradford BD7 2LW, UK

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PA1904/003/001

Date of authorisation: 23 April 1992
Date of last renewal: 23 April 2007

Drugs

Drug Countries
WARTEX Hong Kong, United Kingdom

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