CALENDULA WUNDSALBE

CALENDULA WUNDSALBE

Important notes (mandatory information)

Weleda Calendula Wound Ointment. Active ingredient: Calendula officinalis 2a mother tincture. Areas of application: According to anthroposophical knowledge of man and nature, the areas of application include the treatment of wounds and superficial inflammations, even in the case of delayed wound healing and a tendency to suppuration.

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


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Weleda Calendula Wound Ointment
Active ingredient: Calendula officinalis 2a mother tincture
Anthroposophic medicine for wounds and superficial inflammations

Dear patient, please read the entire package leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine, as it contains important information for you. This medicine is also available without a doctor's prescription. However, in order to achieve the best possible treatment success, Calendula Wound Ointment must be used as directed.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• If you have any further questions, please contact your doctor or pharmacist.
• If your symptoms worsen or persist, please see a doctor.

The package leaflet contains

1. WHAT IS CALENDULA WOUND OINTMENT AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE USING CALENDULA WOUND OINTMENT?
3. HOW TO USE CALENDULA WOUND OINTMENT?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT?
6. FURTHER INFORMATION

1. WHAT IS CALENDULA WOUND OINTMENT AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Calendula Wound Ointment is an anthroposophic medicine for wounds and superficial inflammations. Areas of application: According to anthroposophical knowledge of man and nature, the areas of application include the treatment of wounds and superficial inflammations, even in the case of delayed wound healing and a tendency to suppuration.

2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE USING CALENDULA WOUND OINTMENT?

Calendula Wound Ointment must not be used:

• on open wounds.
• if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to Calendula officinalis (marigold) or other composites, sesame oil or to ingredients of the ointment base.

Precautions for use

In case of fever, pus formation, progressive redness or swelling and persistent, unclear or new symptoms, a doctor should be consulted. Calendula Wound Ointment contains substances which, if used for a long period of time, very often cause allergies in patients with poorly healing wounds or ulcers. If you use Calendula Wound Ointment on long-standing wounds (e.g. weeping rashes), please pay particular attention to the occurrence of itching, redness and swelling of the surrounding skin. If you notice such signs, please stop using Calendula Wound Ointment and consult your doctor.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Like all medicines, Calendula Wound Ointment should only be used during pregnancy and breast-feeding after consulting a doctor.

Interactions with other medicines

None known. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even if they are non-prescription medicines.

Important information about certain ingredients of Calendula Wound Ointment

Lanolin and lanolin alcohols can cause localised skin reactions (contact dermatitis). Butylhydroxytoluene (contained in lanolin alcohols) can cause localised skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis), irritation of the eyes and mucous membranes.

3. HOW TO USE CALENDULA WOUND OINTMENT?

Always use Calendula Wound Ointment exactly as described in this package leaflet. Calendula Wound Ointment is applied to the skin and to wound surfaces. Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, the usual dose is: Apply Calendula Wound Ointment to the affected areas several times a day.

Duration of use

The treatment of an acute illness should be completed after 1 week. If there is no improvement within 2 days, please consult a doctor. The duration of treatment for chronic diseases requires consultation with a doctor.

If you forget to use Calendula Wound Ointment

Do not use a double dose to make up for a forgotten application.

Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure how to use this medicine.

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

Like all medicines, Calendula Wound Ointment can have side effects, although not everybody gets them. In rare cases, hypersensitivity reactions may occur. Sesame oil can rarely cause severe allergic reactions.

Reporting of side effects

If you notice any side effects, please contact 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 about the safety of this medicine.

5. WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT?

Do not use the medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the tube and the folding box. The ointment can be stored for 6 months after opening. Storage conditions: Do not store above 30°C.

Composition

10 g contain: Active ingredient: Calendula officinalis 2a Ø 2 g. Ointment base: Refined sesame oil, lanolin, yellow wax, lanolin alcohols (contain butylhydroxytoluene), purified water.

Pharmaceutical form and pack sizes

25 g ointment.

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur and manufacturer

Weleda AG
Postfach 1320
D-73503 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Tel.: 07171 / 919-414
Fax: 07171 / 919-200
E-mail: dialog@weleda.de

This leaflet was last revised in December 2013.

Source: Information from the package leaflet
Status: 04/2018
Active ingredient: Calendula officinalis 2a mother tincture. Areas of application: According to anthroposophical knowledge of man and nature, the areas of application include the treatment of wounds and superficial inflammations, even in the case of delayed wound healing and a tendency to suppuration.