ZUGSALBE

DRAWING OINTMENT effect 50% ointment

Important notes (mandatory information)

Zugsalbe effect 50%. Active ingredient: Ammonium bituminosulfonate. Areas of application: for boils and suppurating melting processes. Warning: Contains wool wax, cetyl stearyl alcohol and butylhydroxytoluene.

For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist.


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Zugsalbe effect 50%
Active ingredient: Ammonium bituminosulfonate

Read the entire package leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine, because it contains important information. Always use this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as directed by your doctor or pharmacist.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If you notice any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.
• If you do not feel better or even worse, talk to your doctor.

What this package leaflet contains

1. WHAT IS ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50% AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE USING ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50%?
3. HOW TO USE ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50%?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. HOW TO STORE ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50%?
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

1. WHAT IS ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50% AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Zugsalbe effect contains the active ingredient ammonium bituminosulfonate, an active ingredient from the group of sulfonated shale oils. It is a remedy for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. Zugsalbe effect is used for boils and suppurating melting processes.

2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE USING ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50%

Zugsalbe effect must not be used:

• if you are allergic to ammonium bituminosulfonate and other sulfonated shale oil products or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in section 6.
• if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Warnings and precautions

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Zugsalbe effect. Avoid contact with eyes.

Note

If Zugsalbe effect is used in the genital or anal area and condoms at the same time, the tear resistance may be reduced due to the auxiliary substances contained and thus the safety of condoms may be impaired.

Use of Zugsalbe effect together with other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used or intend to use any other medicines. Ammonium bituminosulfonate can improve the solubility of other active ingredients and thus increase their absorption into the skin. Precipitation may occur if acids and salts are added in higher concentrations. The simultaneous, additional use of other ointments or creams may impair the effect of Zugsalbe effect.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Since there is insufficient scientific evidence on absorption with external use in humans, Zugsalbe effect must not be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Driving and using machines

No effects known.

Zugsalbe effect contains wool wax, cetyl stearyl alcohol and butylhydroxytoluene

Wool wax and cetyl stearyl alcohol can cause localized skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis). Butylhydroxytoluene can cause localized skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis), irritation of the eyes and mucous membranes.

3. HOW TO USE ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50%

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as agreed with your doctor or pharmacist. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Zugsalbe effect is applied to the skin in a thick layer. The treated area is covered with a bandage. The bandage is changed daily or every other day. The duration of use should be a maximum of 3 - 5 days.

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

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

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

Rare - may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people:

• Rare skin irritation with severe itching, burning and redness: Mild irritation is common with higher concentrated preparations, but only rarely so severe that treatment must be discontinued.
• Rare contact allergy.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Dept. of Pharmacovigilance, Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, D-53175 Bonn, website: www.bfarm.de. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. HOW TO STORE ZUGSALBE EFFECT 50%

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 indicated. Do not store above 25°C. Protect from strong temperature fluctuations. After first opening, Zugsalbe effect can be stored for 1 year. Never dispose of medicines via wastewater (e.g. not via the toilet or sink). Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine when you no longer use it. You thus help to protect the environment. Further information can be found at www.bfarm.de/arzneimittelentsorgung.

6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

What Zugsalbe effect 50%

contains

The active ingredient is ammonium bituminosulfonate. 100 g of ointment contain 50 g of ammonium bituminosulfonate. The other ingredients are: white petrolatum, wool wax alcohols [may contain butylhydroxytoluene (Ph. Eur.)], cetyl stearyl alcohol (Ph. Eur.), purified water.

How Zugsalbe effect 50%

looks like and contents of the pack

Ointment that looks black in a thick layer and brown in a thin layer. Tube with 15 g or 40 g. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur and manufacturer

Infectopharm Arzneimittel und Consilium GmbH
Von-Humboldt-Str. 1
64646 Heppenheim
www.infectopharm.com

This leaflet was last revised in January 2020.

Source: Package leaflet information
Status: 04/2023
Active ingredient: Ammonium bituminosulfonate. Areas of application: for boils and suppurating melting processes. Warning: Contains wool wax, cetyl stearyl alcohol and butylhydroxytoluene.