Wasp-Eze spray

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Mepyramine maleate; Benzocaine

Available from:

G.R. Lane Health Products Ltd

ATC code:

n/a

INN (International Name):

Mepyramine maleate; Benzocaine

Dosage:

5mg/1gram ; 10mg/1gram

Pharmaceutical form:

Spray

Administration route:

Cutaneous

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 13030000; GTIN: 5012509975883 5012509975876

Patient Information leaflet

Common Technical Document
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Module 1 – Administrative and Prescribing Information
Module 1.3 – Product Information
January 2015 - LB
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WASP-EZE SPRAY
Benzocaine 1.0% w/w and Mepyramine maleate 0.5% w/w
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
Please read this leaflet carefully before using Wasp-Eze Spray.
• Keep this leaflet, you may wish to read it again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
What is this spray used for?
This cutaneous spray solution is used to treat insect bites and
stings, and nettle and jellyfish stings.
Before using this spray
Do not use…
• If you are sensitivie or allergic to any of the ingredients in
this product or any chemically related
anaesthetics (butylcaine and tetracaine) or mepyramine maleate or
para-aminobenzoic acid,
parabens or paraphenylenediamine or to commercial hair dyes. See 'what
this spray contains' for the
full list of ingredients.
• If you are pregnant or breast feeding, except on medical advice.
• On broken skin or eczematous (A skin inflammation characterized
chiefly by redness, itching, and
the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous matter and become
encrusted and scaly),
sunburnt, infected skin. Do not use the spray on the face.
• Near to the eyes or mouth.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist…
• If you are allergic or sensitive to insect bites or stings, please
call your doctor or local hospital
immediately.
How to use this spray
Adults, the elderly and children:
• Hold the nozzle 12.5 cm (5 inches) from the bite or sting.
• Press the nozzle down firmly and spray once for 2 to 3 seconds.
Stop spraying immediately if a
white deposit or ‘frost’ appears.
• If the bite or sting still hurts, you can use the spray once more
after 15 minutes
If the bite or sting is still painful, please tell your doctor or
pharmacist.
If you accidentally swallow the spray or get it into your eyes…
The spray is for external use only – do not spray in your mouth or
eyes

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Wasp-Eze Spray
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Benzocaine
1.0% _wlw _
Mepyramine maleate
0.5% w/w_ _
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Aerosol spray.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the treatment of all insect bites and stings, nettle stings and
jellyfish stings.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Route of administration: For cutaneous application
Adults, the elderly and children:
Hold nozzle approximately five inches from the skin and spray once for
2-3 seconds.
Stop spraying immediately if a white deposit or ‘frost’ appears.
Repeat once after 15
minutes if necessary. If pain persists, seek medical advice.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use if you are sensitive to benzocaine, any chemically related
anaesthetics
(butylcaine and tetracaline) or mepyramine maleate.
Do not use if you are sensitive to any of the excipients or to
para-amino benzoic acid
(PABA), parabens or paraphynylenediamine or to commercial hair dyes as
there is
cross-sensitivity between these products.
Do not apply to large areas of skin, eczematous, sunburnt, infected or
broken skin.
Do not use the spray on the face.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Patients with any known allergy should seek medical advice. If pain
persists, seek
medical advice.
Do not use near the mouth or eyes or under conditions in which
significant inhalation
is likely.
Not for repeated or prolonged use.
For external use only. Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Flammable. Do not use near fire or flame. Pressurised container.
Protect from
sunlight and do not expose to temperatures exceeding 50°C. Do not
pierce or burn,
even after use. Do not spray on a naked flame or any incandescent
material. Do not
use near or place container on polished or painted surfaces.
4.5
INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FORMS OF
INTERACTION
None known.
4.6
FERTILITY, PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
Pregnancy:
There are n