BNF for Children 2011-2012

BNFC 2011–2012 13.2.1 Emollients 555Child 1 month–12 years add 5–10 mL to bath water orapply to wet skin and rinseChild 12–18 years add 15–20 mL to bath water or applyto wet skin and rinseDiprobath c (Schering-Plough)Bath additive, isopropyl myristate 39%, light liquidparaffin 46%, net price 500 mL = £6.71Excipients none as listed in section 13.1.3DoseNeonate add 5 mL to bath water; do not use undilutedChild 1 month–12 years add 10 mL to bath water; donot use undilutedChild 12–18 years add 25–50 mL to bath water; do notuse undilutedDoublebase c (Dermal)Emollient bath additive, liquid paraffin 65%, netprice 500 mL = £5.45Excipients include cetostearyl alcoholDoseNeonate add 5–10 mL to bath waterChild 1 month–12 years add 5–10 mL to bath waterChild 12–18 years add 15–20 mL to bath waterEmollient shower gel, isopropyl myristate 15%, liquidparaffin 15%, net price 200 g = £5.21Excipients none as listed in section 13.1.3Note Also available as Doublebase c Emollient Wash GelDoseApply to wet or dry skin and rinse, or apply to dry skinafter showeringE45 c (Reckitt Benckiser)Emollient bath oil, cetyl dimeticone 5%, liquid paraffin91%, net price 250 mL = £3.19, 500 mL = £5.11Excipients none as listed in section 13.1.3ACBS: for endogenous and exogenous eczema, xeroderma, andichthyosisDoseNeonate add 5 mL to bath water or apply to wet skin andrinseChild 1 month–12 years add 5–10 mL to bath water orapply to wet skin and rinseChild 12–18 years add 15 mL to bath water or apply towet skin and rinseEmollient wash cream, zinc oxide 5% in an emollientbasis, net price 250-mL pump pack = £3.19Excipients none as listed in section 13.1.3ACBS: for endogenous and exogenous eczema, xeroderma, andichthyosisDoseUse as a soap substituteHydromol c (Alliance)Bath and Shower Emollient, isopropyl myristate13%, light liquid paraffin 37.8%, net price 350 mL =£3.61, 500 mL = £4.11, 1 litre = £8.19Excipients none as listed in section 13.1.3DoseNeonate add ½ capful to bath water or apply to wet skinand rinseChild 1 month–12 years add ½–2 capfuls to bath wateror apply to wet skin and rinseChild 12–18 years add 1–3 capfuls to bath water orapply to wet skin and rinseOilatum c (Stiefel)Emollient bath additive (emulsion), light liquid paraffin63.4%, net price 250 mL = £2.75, 500 mL = £4.57Excipients include acetylated lanolin alcohols, isopropyl palmitate, fragranceDoseNeonate add ½ capful to bath water or apply to wet skinand rinseChild 1 month–12 years add ½–2 capfuls to bath wateror apply to wet skin and rinseChild 12–18 years add 1–3 capfuls to bath water orapply to wet skin and rinseJunior bath additive, light liquid paraffin 63.4%, netprice 150 mL = £2.82, 250 mL = £3.25, 300 mL =£5.10, 600 mL = £5.89Excipients include acetylated lanolin alcohols, isopropyl palmitateDoseNeonate add ½ capful to bath water or apply to wet skinand rinseChild 1 month–12 years add ½–2 capfuls to bath wateror apply to wet skin and rinseChild 12–18 years add 1–3 capfuls to bath water orapply to wet skin and rinseShower emollient (gel), light liquid paraffin 70%, netprice (with fragrance or fragrance-free) 150 g = £5.15DoseApply to wet skin and rinseQV c (Crawford)Bath oil, light liquid paraffin 85.09%, net price 200 mL= £2.20, 500 mL = £4.50Excipients include hydroxybenzoates (parabens)DoseChild 1 month–1 year add 4 mL to bath water or applyto wet skin and rinseChild 1–12 years add 7 mL to bath water or apply to wetskin and rinseChild 12–18 years add 10 mL to bath water or apply towet skin and rinseWash, glycerol 10%, net price 200 mL = £2.50Excipients include hydroxybenzoates (parabens)DoseUse as a soap substituteZerolatum c (Thornton & Ross)Emollient medicinal bath oil, liquid paraffin 65%, netprice 500 mL = £4.79Excipients include acetylated wool alcoholsDoseChild 1 month–12 years add 5–10 mL to bath waterChild 12–18 years add 15–20 mL to bath waterZeroneum c (Thornton & Ross)Bath oil, refined soya bean oil 83.35%, net price500 mL = £4.48Excipients include butylated hydroxytoluene, fragrance, propylene glycolDoseChild 1 month–12 years add 5 mL to bath waterChild 12–18 years add 20 mL to bath water13 Skin