Label: MERTHIOLATE- benzalkonium chloride liquid

  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: OTC monograph not final

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Updated June 20, 2020

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  • SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION
    Drug Facts
  • Active Ingredient
    Benzalkonium chloride 0.13%
  • Purpose
    Antiseptic
  • Uses
    first aid to help prevent skin infection in minor cuts, scrapes, burns and insect bites.
  • Warnings
    For external use only
  • Ask a doctor before use if you have
    deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, serious burns.
  • When using this product
    do not get into eyes. If contact occurs, rinse eyes throughly with water. do not apply over large areas of the body. do not use over raw surfaces or blistered areas. do not use longer than 1 week ...
  • Stop use and aska doctor if
    condition persists or gets worse. symptoms clear up and occur again within a few days.
  • Keep out of reach of children
    If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately.
  • Directions
    adults and children 2 years and older. clean the affected area. apply a small amount on the area 1 to 3 times daily. may be covered with a sterile bandage. if bandaged, let it dry first. children ...
  • Inactive ingredients
    Alcohol 10%, Acetone, FD&C Red No 4, purified water
  • Quality Choice Label
    QC
  • Premier Value
    PV
  • DDM
    DDM
  • CVS Label
    CVC
  • Vida Mia Label
    VM
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    Product Information
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