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Medicine in DR Congo · official US FDA label

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Oxyde de Zinc (zinc oxide) · poudre

Authorized in DR Congo

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This is a US label.

The official US FDA label for zinc oxide, effective September 10, 2026, describes products sold in the United States. The medicine sold in DR Congo may differ in strength, form or approved uses: ask a pharmacist or a doctor.

Official US FDA label for zinc oxide

Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. The full label on DailyMed.

Uses

Use(s): Temporarily protects minor: cuts scrapes burns Temporarily protects chapped or cracked skin. Dries the oozing and weeping of poison: ivy oak sumac

Dosage

US dosage, for products sold in the United States. For a medicine bought in DR Congo, follow its box, its leaflet or your pharmacist.

Directions: Apply as needed.

Warnings and precautions

Warning(s): For external use only. Do not use on deep or puncture wounds, animal bites or serious burns. When using this product do not get into eyes. Stop use and ask a doctor if condition worsens, symptoms last more than 7 days or 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 right away. If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

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Composition

SubstanceStrengthATC code
Oxyde de Zinc (zinc oxide)—

Marketing authorization in DR Congo

From the register of the ACOREP (the Congolese pharmaceutical regulatory authority).

  • Authorization number

    MS1253/10/05/034/2022

    Valid from January 14, 2022 until January 14, 2027

    Holder
    ARAUPHAR S.A.R.L AV. Bobazo 2216, Kingabwa-Limete Kinshasa-R.D. Congo
    Manufacturer
    Arauphar Production 2237, av. Général BobozoQ. Kingabwa, Commune de Limete- Kinshasa / RD. Congo
    Country
    R.D. Congo

Sources

  • ●Labels: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (public domain). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. DailyMed.
  • ●English names of substances: RxNorm, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  • ●Marketing authorizations: register of the ACOREP, DR Congo, version of February 4, 2026.

Public information, for reference only: it does not replace the advice of a pharmacist or a doctor. Vimpia writes nothing about how to use a medicine and translates nothing: the label is the US FDA's, unchanged; names, composition and authorizations come from the official sources above.