Clinical medicine profile
Padimate / Butyl Methoxy-Dibenzoyl Methane / Oxybenzone / Titanium Dioxide lotion
Therapeutic agent (verify pharmacological class)
- Route
- See product SmPC
- Schedule
- POM
- ATC
- Not assigned
- PPB status
- registered
This profile needs source confirmation
Some sections contain general class guidance rather than medicine-specific evidence. Confirm prescribing decisions against the current SmPC and Kenya STG/EML.
Safety essentials
The information most likely to change a prescribing or dispensing decision.
Contraindications
- [Padimate] Hypersensitivity to the active substance or excipients.
- Additional absolute contraindications are indication- and product-specific — consult SmPC. [Butyl Methoxy-Dibenzoyl Methane] Hypersensitivity to the active substance or excipients.
- Additional absolute contraindications are indication- and product-specific — consult SmPC. [Oxybenzone] Hypersensitivity to the active substance or excipients.
- Additional absolute contraindications are indication- and product-specific — consult SmPC. [Titanium Dioxide lotion] Hypersensitivity to the active substance or excipients.
- Additional absolute contraindications are indication- and product-specific — consult SmPC.
Precautions
- WARNINGS Skin Cancer/Skin Aging Alert: Spending time in the sun increases your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging.
- This product has been shown only to prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging. ■ For external use only ■ Do not use on damaged or broken skin ■ Stop use and ask a doctor if rash occurs or ■ Keep out of reach of children.
- If product is swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Dosing matrix
Population and organ-function guidance, shown together for faster comparison.
Dosing is indication-, age-, weight- and organ-function-specific for this INN. Do not use class averages for high-risk patients. Confirm the exact regimen in the current SmPC and Kenya Standard Treatment Guidelines. Typical professional workflow: (1) confirm indication, (2) check renal/hepatic function, (3) screen interactions/allergies, (4) select dose/route/duration, (5) define monitoring.
Paediatric dosing is weight- and age-based; use a paediatric formulary / SmPC. Do not extrapolate adult tablets without calculation.
Review renal impairment dosing; many agents need CrCl/eGFR adjustment.
- CrCl 0–120: Confirm renal dosing in product SmPC / primary label.
Review hepatic impairment dosing; monitor LFTs if agent is hepatically cleared or hepatotoxic.
Use, effects & interactions
Indications
- Helps prevent sunburn Temporarily protects and helps relieve peeling or flaking due to minor sunburn windburn cracked lips Clinical selection for Padimate / Butyl Methoxy-Dibenzoyl Methane / Oxybenzone / Titanium Dioxide lotion should follow culture results where relevant, Kenya STG/EML recommendations, and the current product SmPC.
- Class context: Therapeutic agent (verify pharmacological class).
- Confirm site-specific dose, duration and monitoring before prescribing.
Adverse effects
- Adverse reactions vary by agent.
- Counsel on common predictable effects and serious warning symptoms (allergy, severe rash, jaundice, unusual bleeding, severe GI symptoms, neurological changes).
- Report suspected ADRs via national pharmacovigilance channels.
Drug interactions
Open multi-drug checker ↗- Professional use: confirm indication, dose, duration, monitoring and patient counselling points against current Kenya STG / EML and the product SmPC.
- Document allergy status and key interactions.
Mechanism & disposition
Mechanism is agent-specific.
Read complete mechanism
Mechanism is agent-specific. At receptor, enzyme, ion channel, transporter or microbial target level, the drug alters a physiological or pathological pathway to produce its therapeutic effect. Confirm precise molecular mechanism in current SmPC / pharmacology reference for this INN before high-stakes decisions.
Product-specific
Product-specific
See product SmPC
are product-specific. Consider food effects, protein binding, hepatic CYP/UGT
when adjusting for organ impairment, age and drug interactions. Verify parameters in the current SmPC.
Pregnancy, lactation & diet
[Padimate] Use only if potential benefit justifies potential risk; prefer agents with better reproductive data when alternatives exist. [Butyl Methoxy-Dibenzoyl Methane] Use only if potential benefit justifies potential risk; prefer agents with better reproductive data when alternatives exist. [Oxybenzone] Use only if potential benefit justifies potential risk; prefer agents with better reproductive data when alternatives exist. [Titanium Dioxide lotion] Use only if potential benefit justifies potential risk; prefer agents with better reproductive data when alternatives exist.
[Padimate] Assess infant risk vs benefit of maternal therapy; prefer agents with lactation data. [Butyl Methoxy-Dibenzoyl Methane] Assess infant risk vs benefit of maternal therapy; prefer agents with lactation data. [Oxybenzone] Assess infant risk vs benefit of maternal therapy; prefer agents with lactation data. [Titanium Dioxide lotion] Assess infant risk vs benefit of maternal therapy; prefer agents with lactation data.
Brands & loaded prices
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Sources & review state
Decision support only. Confirm patient-specific decisions against the current product SmPC, Kenya STG/EML, and professional judgement.