Propylene glycol

These manufacturers do not place this the same way.

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Which section of each manufacturer's label carries this concept
Section	SyriMedAciclovir 200mg/5ml Oral Suspension	Pinewood HealthcarePinewood Cold Sore Cream	Thornton & Ross LtdVirasorb Cold Sore Cream	Haleon UK Trading LimitedZovirax Cold Sore Cream
ContraindicatedThe label says it must not be used.		Contraindicated	Contraindicated	Contraindicated
WarningThe label says it can be used, with care.	Warning
InteractionThe label says another medicine affects it.
PregnancyThe label gives advice for pregnancy or breastfeeding.
ExcipientThe label lists it as an ingredient, not a restriction.

Contraindicated
- Pinewood Healthcare
  Pinewood Cold Sore Cream · revised June 2024
  0–109 of 109 characters
  Source SmPC ↗
Hypersensitivity to aciclovir, valaciclovir, propylene glycol to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.
Contraindicated
- Thornton & Ross Ltd
  Virasorb Cold Sore Cream · revised 06/11/2020
  0–160 of 160 characters
  Source SmPC ↗
Virasorb cream is contraindicated in patients known to be hypersensitive to aciclovir, valaciclovir, propylene glycol or any of the excipients of Virasorb cream
Contraindicated
- Haleon UK Trading Limited
  Zovirax Cold Sore Cream · revised November 2023
  0–177 of 177 characters
  Source SmPC ↗
Zovirax Cold Sore Cream is contraindicated in patients known to be hypersensitive to aciclovir, valaciclovir,propylene glycol or any of the excipients of Zovirax Cold Sore Cream
Warning
- SyriMed
  Aciclovir 200mg/5ml Oral Suspension · revised 29/03/2023
  1329–1451 of 1451 characters
  Source SmPC ↗
315mg/ml. Patients with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) should not take/be given this medicinal product. Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218): May cause an allergic reaction (possibly delayed). Propylene glycol (E1520): This medicinal product contains 5mg propylene glycol in each 5 ml which is equivalent to 1mg/ml.
Not in scanned sections
- Ranbaxy (UK) Limited a Sun Pharmaceutical Company
  200mg Tablets · revised 14/07/2022
  Source SmPC ↗
- Wockhardt UK Ltd
  200mg Tablets · revised 14/04/2026
  Source SmPC ↗
- Aurobindo Pharma - Milpharm Ltd.
  200mg Tablets · revised 06/05/2026
  Source SmPC ↗
- Hospira UK Ltd
  25mg Solution · revision unknown
  Source SmPC ↗
- AGEPHA Pharma s.r.o.
  Aciclovir Agepha 30 mg/g eye ointment · revised 02/04/2021
  Source SmPC ↗
- GlaxoSmithKline UK
  200mg Tablets · revised November 2025
  Source SmPC ↗
No match in sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 6.1 as read for this label. Not the same as the label being silent.
- §4.3 read
- §4.4 read
- §4.5 read
- §4.6 read
- §6.1 read