CERUMOL EAR DROPS

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR
THE USER

Cerumol Ear Drops Solution

3. How to use Cerumol Ear
Drops

• An allergy to any of the ingredients listed in
section 6 including peanut oil or soya.
• A sore or inflamed ear canal.
• Dermatitis or eczema on the outer ear.
• A perforated ear drum.

Take special care with Cerumol Ear

Adults, the elderly and children:
• Prepare a small pad of cotton wool, the size
of your thumb nail.
• Lie or sit down and tilt your head to the side.
• Use the dropper to put 5 drops into the ear
canal.
• Do not push the dropper into your ear.
• As the liquid enters your ear you may
experience a harmless tingling sensation.
• Moisten the small pad of cotton wool with
Cerumol or smear with petroleum jelly.
• Place the cotton wool pad in the ear but do
not push it too far into the ear canal. This
helps to keep the liquid in the ear canal.
• Remove the pad after one hour or the next
morning.
• Repeat twice a day for three days.
• The loosened wax usually comes out on its
own, but if any wax remains, consult your
doctor for possible syringing.
• Do not use for longer than 3 days without
consulting your doctor.

Do not use the medicine if you or
your child have….

Arachis oil refined (peanut oil) 57.3% w/v
chlorobutanol hemihydrate 5% w/v

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2. Before you use Cerumol
Ear Drops

Read all of this leaflet carefully because it
contains important information for you.
This medicine is available without prescription.
However, you still need to use Cerumol Ear
Drops carefully to get the best results from it.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it
again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need any more
information or advice.
• You must contact your doctor if your
symptoms worsen or do not improve.
• If any of the side effects gets serious, or if
you notice any side effects not listed in this
leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet:
1. What Cerumol Ear Drops are and what they
are used for
2. Before you use Cerumol Ear Drops
3. How to use Cerumol Ear Drops
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Cerumol Ear Drops
6. Further information

Drops….

• Do not use for more than three days without
talking to your doctor.
• Do not swallow the ear drops.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding….
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before
using this medicine if you are pregnant, might
be pregnant or are breastfeeding.

Driving and using machines

There are no known effects on driving and
using machines, but an ear wax plug may cause
temporary deafness.

For use in the ear.

1. What Cerumol Ear Drops
are and what they are
used for

Cerumol Ear Drops contains arachis oil refined
to help lubricate the ear wax and chlorobutanol
hemihydrate, an antibacterial agent, which also
helps to loosen the wax.
This product is used to soften and help remove
ear wax.

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If you
Titleget any side effects, talk to your doctor,
pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible
side
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in this leaflet. You can
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• Local irritation.
• Redness.
• Rash.
If any of the side effects gets serious or you
notice any side effect not included above, stop
use and tell your doctor or pharmacist. They
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This leaflet was last revised in May 2015
Cerumol is a trade mark of Thornton and Ross
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Possible side effects:

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Like all medicines, Cerumol Ear Drops can
cause side effects, although not everybody gets
them.

Cerumol Ear Drops are a pale amber oily liquid
which smells of turpentine.
They are supplied in 11ml bottles.

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Use the ear drops as soon as you remember.
You can then carry on the treatment at the
correct time.

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If you forget to use Cerumol Ear
Drops

What is in this medicine

The active ingredients are:
Arachis oil refined (peanut oil) 57.3% w/v,
chlorobutanol hemihydrate 5% w/v.
The other ingredients are:
turpentine oil, 3-methoxy butyl acetate,
σ-dichlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene.

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• Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
• No special storage precautions are necessary
for the unopened pack.
• Do not use after the expiry date shown on the
carton. The expiry date refers to the last day
of that month.
• Once opened, use within 6 months.
• Medicine should not be disposed of via
wastewater or household waste. Ask your
pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no
longer required. These measures will help to
protect the environment.

6. Further information

Cerumol Ear Drops

See a doctor if you accidentally swallow some.
Take the pack with you to show which medicine
you have swallowed.

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5. How to store Cerumol Ear
Drops

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Ear Drops

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