Medicines containing active substance Arachis oil
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 5 medicines with the active substance arachis oil.
- 2 arachis oil only
- 3 in combination with another substance
- 3 no longer supplied or not available
The same active substance under different names: how a generic differs from the brand and when a pharmacist can give you a different one.
Medicines containing only arachis oil
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Arachis oil enema, Fletchers Arachis oil Retention enema | – |
| Oily Calamine lotion B.P. 1980 SPC | – |
Combinations with arachis oil
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Arachis oil + Almond oil + Camphor oil rectified | |
| Boots ear Wax Remover, Earex ear drops SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Arachis oil + Chlorobutanol | |
| Cerumol ear drops SPC no longer supplied | – |
Medicines with 4 or more active substances
| Medicine | Other active substances | Legal category |
|---|---|---|
| Golden ear drops,Nowax ear drops,Superdrug ear Wax Remover drops,Wilko ear Wax Removal drops SPC no longer supplied | Cineole, Nutmeg oil, Terpineol | – |
Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.