Overview
- Waxsol® is Australia's NUMBER 1# selling ear wax remover.
- Waxsol is an effective and convenient water-based solution used to treat the build up of ear wax with just one application per night over 2 nights. The active ingredient, docusate sodium, softens and breaks up ear wax that has become hard, making it easier to remove. 1
- Eardrops such as WAXSOL are recommended as a first approach to help remove ear wax build up. 2-3
- Using WAXSOL as soon as any symptoms of wax build up are noticed may help to avoid the need for ear syringing and may improve the success of syringing, if required3
References:
#IQVIA, Earwax removal, Australia Pharmacy Unit Sales, Sell in data MAT Sep 2024
1. WAXSOL Consumer Medical Information package insert.
2. Victoria State Government Betetr health Channel Ear Wax fact Sheet. Feb 2019. Available at: www.betetrhealth.vic.gov.au[Accessed mar 2024]
3. Poulton S et al. Ear wax management, AFP 2015;44(10):731-4.
Ingredients
CONTAINS:The active ingredient docusate sodium
INGREDIENTS:Contains:
butyl hydroxybenzoate
citric acid monohydrate
dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate
ethyl hydroxybenzoate
glycerol
isobutyl hydroxybenzoate
methyl hydroxybenzoate
phenoxyethanol
propyl hydroxybenzoate
purified water"
Safety
PRODUCT WARNINGS:Do not use WAXSOL if:
• you have hypersensitivity to the active substance, to any
of the excipients, or components that form the finished
product (see list in Section 6 Product Details).
Always check the ingredients to make sure you can use
this medicine.
• you have a perforated ear drum (a hole in your eardrum)
• your ear is sore or inflamed.
For further information, please refer to the CMI - https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2021-CMI-02349-1
ONLINE MANDATORY STATEMENT:Always read the label and follow the directions for use.
