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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

ZIPZOC™

20% Zinc Oxide

Impregnated Dressing (Stocking)

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this

medicine.

•    Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again

•    If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist

•    This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours

•    If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse

In this leaflet

1    What ZIPZOC is and what it is used for

2    Before you use ZIPZOC

3    How to use ZIPZOC

4    Possible side effects

5    How to store your ZIPZOC

6    Further information

1    What Zipzoc is and what it is used for

ZIPZOC is a sterile rayon stocking impregnated with an ointment

containing 20% w/w Zinc Oxide. Zinc Oxide has a soothing and

protective effect.

ZIPZOC is used:

•    as an aid in the treatment of chronic leg ulcers

•    if you have poor circulation in your veins (causing poor return of circulating blood from the feet and legs to the heart, known as chronic venous insufficiency), as a primary contact layer under compression bandaging or hosiery

2    Before you use ZIPZOC

DO NOT use ZIPZOC if you:

•    are allergic to zinc oxide or any of the other ingredients of ZIPZOC

•    have used ZIPZOC before and suffered a reaction to it

•    suffer from arterial leg ulcers (ulcers caused by poor

circulation in arteries rather than veins). Consult your doctor if you are unsure what kind of ulcer you have

Take special care with ZIPZOC

If the outer bandage is inappropriate or the stocking is not changed often enough it can cause the stocking to dry out.

Taking other medicines

Please tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without prescription.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

There is no evidence to suggest that ZIPZOC should not be used during pregnancy or breast-feeding.

Ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse for advice before taking any medicine.

Driving and using machines

ZIPZOC is unlikely to affect driving or the use of machines.

3    How to use ZIPZOC

Always use ZIPZOC exactly as your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told you. You should check with your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you | are not sure. The length of time you will need to use ZIPZOC for and the number of times you will need to change it will depend on your

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circumstances. Your doctor, pharmacist or nurse will advise you.

< Wash your hands thoroughly before applying the stocking.

•    slip your foot into the stocking and draw it up on the lower part of the leg from the base of the toes to the knee

•    smooth out any folds or wrinkles

i • fold any excess stocking below the knee

•    if you have a larger than normal calf size you must take care to apply the stocking without constricting the lower leg

•    an outer bandage may be applied by the nurse to compress the leg if you have poor circulation and/or to prevent soiling of clothes

•    change the dressing at least once a week to avoid the risk of infection and also to avoid the stocking drying out

4    Possible side effects

Like all medicines, ZIPZOC can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Very rare (affect less than 1 person in 10 000)

•    pain at the site of the ulcer

•    local skin reactions such as rash, reddening and itching

•    further deterioration of the wound

If you experience any of these or other side effects please inform your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

5    How to store your ZIPZOC

Keep out of the reach and sight of children.

Do not use after the expiry date, which is shown on the pouch or the outer carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

Do not store above 30 °C.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. If after finishing the course you have any ZIPZOC left you can return it to your pharmacist or nurse. These measures will help to protect the environment.

6    Further information What ZIPZOC contains

•    the active substance is zinc oxide 20% w/w

•    each stocking also contains white soft paraffin and liquid paraffin

What ZIPZOC looks like and the contents of the pack

•    ZIPZOC is a sterile rayon stocking, length 80cm

•    Each medicated stocking is wrapped in a polyethylene foil laminated pouch in a printed carton

•    ZIPZOC is supplied in outer cartons which may contain 4 or 10 pouches

Marketing Authorisation Holder (UK):

Smith & Nephew Healthcare Limited,

Healthcare House, 101 Hessle Road, Hull HU3 2BN UK.

Product Authorisation Holder (Eire):

Smith & Nephew Pharmaceuticals Limited,

P.O. Box 81, Hessle Road, Hull HU3 2BN UK.

Manufacturer:

Perstorp Specialty Chemicals AB,

Perstorp Pharma, SE-284 80 Perstorp, Sweden.

Marketing Authorisation Numbers:

PL 14038/0010 (UK)

PA 710/4/1 (Eire)

™Trade Mark of Smith & Nephew Date of preparation: March 2011

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