University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Chapters

Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Green Aproderm® colloidal oat cream

OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care. 

Status: Green Aproderm® emollient cream

Equivalent to Cetraben®
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Aproderm® gel

Equivalent to Doublebase® Gel OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Aquadrate ® cream (10% urea)
Status: Green Balneum plus ® bath additive
Status: Green Balneum plus cream
Status: Green Cavilon preparations
Status: Green Conotrane cream
Status: Amber Dermatonics Once Heel Balm®

Specialist recommendation for epidermolysis bullosa and diabetes patients only

Status: Green Dermol 500 lotion

Short term use only

Status: Green Dermol 600
Status: Green Emulsifying Ointment BP
Status: Green Epaderm ointment
Status: Green Epimax®

Equivalent to Diprobase® 
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Epimax® Excetra cream

Equivelant to Cetraben®
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Epimax® Isomel gel

Equivelant to Doublebase® Gel
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Epimax® Moisturising cream

Equivalent to E45 cream
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Epimax® Oatmeal cream

Similar to Aveeno
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Epimax® ointment

Similar to Epaderm® ointment and Hydromol® ointment
MHRA Drug Safety Update, July 2024: Epimax Ointment and Epimax Paraffin-Free Ointment: reports of ocular surface toxicity and ocular chemical injury.
Do not prescribe this ointment for use on the face.
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care. 

Status: Green Epimax® paraffin-free ointment

Ointment
MHRA Drug Safety Update, July 2024: Epimax Ointment and Epimax Paraffin-Free Ointment: reports of ocular surface toxicity and ocular chemical injury.
Do not prescribe this ointment for use on the face.
OTC preparation: A prescription for an over the counter emollient for treatment of mild dry skin should not routinely be offered in primary care  -  appropriate for self-care.

Status: Green Eucerin® intensive lotion (10% urea)
Status: Amber Flexitol® 25% urea heak balm

Specialist recommendation

Status: Green Hydromol cream
Status: Green Hydromol ointment
Status: Green Hydrous ointment BP
Status: Green Liquid paraffin and white soft paraffin 50:50 ointment
Status: Amber MediHoney barrier cream
Status: Amber Metanium ointment
Status: Red Paraffin yellow soft BP

CCU/ITU use

Status: Green ProShield
Status: Green ProShield Plus
Status: Green Sudocrem cream
Status: Green White soft paraffin
Status: Green ZeroAQS - SLS free
Status: Green Zerobase®
Status: Green Zerocream
Status: Green Zeroderm ointment
Status: Green Zeroguent®
Status: Green Zinc and caster oil ointment
Status: Green Zinc and salicylic acid paste BP (Lassar's paste)
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