Type of emollient | Lotion | Cream | Gel | Ointment | |
Rules/group shared characteristics | Exclusion | Antimicrobials or urea [should be centered so crosses lotion, crea, gel and ointment columns] | |||
Inclusion | Paraffin-based [should be centered so crosses lotion, crea, gel and ointment columns] | ||||
Glycerol containing only | No humectant or lanolin | Does not contain povidine | No additives | ||
Example formulary emollients from each group* | Cetraben lotion, QV lotion and Diprobase lotion | Diprobase cream, Epimax cream, Aquamax cream, Zerobase cream and AproDerm cream | Doublebase gel, Isomol gel, Zerodouble gel, AproDerm gel and MyriBase gel | Diprobase ointment, Emulsifying ointment BP, White soft/Liquid paraffin 50/50 ointment, Paraffin White soft ointment and Paraffin Yellow soft ointment |
*Membership will be monitored and may change over time, keeping within the inclusion and exclusion criteria for each group.