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Substance · official US FDA label

Lanoline (lanolin)

1 medicine listed on Vimpia contains it, alone or combined. Below, the official US FDA label for lanolin, unchanged.

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This is a US label.

The official US FDA label for lanolin, effective August 19, 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 lanolin

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

Uses

Uses Temporarily protects minor: cuts scrapes burns Temporarily protects and helps relieve chafed, chapped or cracked skin Helps protect from the drying effects of wind and cold weather. Directions Apply as needed

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.

Apply as needed

Warnings and precautions

For external use only. 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 Do not use on deep or puncture wounds animal bites serious burns

Medicines that contain it

Names as they are sold. A medicine without an English page links to its French page.

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.
  • ●Essential medicines: national list of essential medicines of DR Congo (LNME).
  • ●Composition: public medicines database of France (BDPM), ANSM, open licence.

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.